- Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:36 am
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Complete question explanation. See the full passage discussion here viewtopic.php?f=1158&t=11220
Main point. The correct answer is (E).
Answer (A) - This is an idea within the passage, but the overall passage is concerned with the interpretation of art, which this answer choice omits entirelly.
Answer (B) - This is the correct answer. - This captures the author's point, that we can't rely on the assumption that art commissioned by the elite reflects their ideals, becuase artists might have undermined their benefactors without their knowledge.
Answer (C) - This is one of the ways art was produced (line 15) but not the main focus of the passage at all, which was more concerned with the second way.
Answer (D) - The author doesn't actually think we should do this - their point is that sociohistorical critic's who believe the art of the elite represents their ideals are going to have to do this level of jumping through hoops in order to maintain that viewpoint, given the fact that artists might have inserted their own ideals into the art without the patron's knowledge.
Answer (E) - This is only a small part of the passage; it's offered as part of the introduction to the author's larger point.
Main point. The correct answer is (E).
Answer (A) - This is an idea within the passage, but the overall passage is concerned with the interpretation of art, which this answer choice omits entirelly.
Answer (B) - This is the correct answer. - This captures the author's point, that we can't rely on the assumption that art commissioned by the elite reflects their ideals, becuase artists might have undermined their benefactors without their knowledge.
Answer (C) - This is one of the ways art was produced (line 15) but not the main focus of the passage at all, which was more concerned with the second way.
Answer (D) - The author doesn't actually think we should do this - their point is that sociohistorical critic's who believe the art of the elite represents their ideals are going to have to do this level of jumping through hoops in order to maintain that viewpoint, given the fact that artists might have inserted their own ideals into the art without the patron's knowledge.
Answer (E) - This is only a small part of the passage; it's offered as part of the introduction to the author's larger point.