- Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:00 am
#36771
Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14655)
Specific Reference, Function. The correct answer choice is (B)
The author referred to Wright and Wagner as examples of architects who were touted by Modernists
as innovators within the Movement. Although their works were not exclusively Modernist, proponents
conveniently focused on Modern aspects of the work.
Answer choice (A): This response might be attractive, because it seems to coincide with the idea that
the Modern Movement eventually grew somewhat unpopular. However, we cannot conclude that Frank
Lloyd Wright and Otto Wagner were initially unpopular simply because the Modern Movement later
declined.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. Proponents did claim that these architects
represented the Movement, and chose to emphasize aspects of their work which supported this claim.
Answer choice (C): The passage never suggests that Wagner and Wright helped to popularize the
movement, only that they were referred to as innovators by some within the Movement.
Answer choice (D): The passage does not offer much insight into what inspired the work of Wagner and
Wright, other than to refer to some Modernist aspects. Since we have no way of knowing how clients’
needs came into play, this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): Since proponents of Modernist architecture treated Frank Lloyd Wright and Otto
Wagner as young, Modernist innovators, there is no reason to conclude that they were perceived to be “at
odds with the principles of Modernism.”
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14655)
Specific Reference, Function. The correct answer choice is (B)
The author referred to Wright and Wagner as examples of architects who were touted by Modernists
as innovators within the Movement. Although their works were not exclusively Modernist, proponents
conveniently focused on Modern aspects of the work.
Answer choice (A): This response might be attractive, because it seems to coincide with the idea that
the Modern Movement eventually grew somewhat unpopular. However, we cannot conclude that Frank
Lloyd Wright and Otto Wagner were initially unpopular simply because the Modern Movement later
declined.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. Proponents did claim that these architects
represented the Movement, and chose to emphasize aspects of their work which supported this claim.
Answer choice (C): The passage never suggests that Wagner and Wright helped to popularize the
movement, only that they were referred to as innovators by some within the Movement.
Answer choice (D): The passage does not offer much insight into what inspired the work of Wagner and
Wright, other than to refer to some Modernist aspects. Since we have no way of knowing how clients’
needs came into play, this answer choice is incorrect.
Answer choice (E): Since proponents of Modernist architecture treated Frank Lloyd Wright and Otto
Wagner as young, Modernist innovators, there is no reason to conclude that they were perceived to be “at
odds with the principles of Modernism.”