A Revolução das indústrias químicas e metalúrgicas, o domínio da energia obtida pelo vapor e outras inovações científicas e mecânicas ocorridas ao longo dos séculos XVIII e XIX reforçaram a crença de que o conhecimento levaria a humanidade a umpatamar mais elevado de progresso e bemestar material, diretamente associada aos princípios do:

The only true alternative about learning in museums , according to the text, is:

The discourse marker 'Furthermore' (paragraph 4) can be replaced in this context by:

The modal verb 'might' (paragraph 4) expresses the idea of:

The full form of the contraction 'we'd' ... (paragraph 2) is ‘we ...'

The double conjunction 'whether ... or' (paragraph 2) in this context is equivalent to:

What helps the visitor to make new connections about objects collected in fields and displayed in a museum (paragraph 5) is the fact that these objects are placed...

The two factors responsible for 'opening the door' and 'keeping this door open' to a museum visitor (paragraph 4) are, respectively: