Verbal Answers &
Explanations
1. B
Choice B has the proper scope to reflect the main idea. Choice
A makes reference to a minor point in the first paragraph, Choice
C distorts an idea from the passage and magnifies a detail, and
Choice D connects two ideas presented separately.
2. B
The citation after the passage and the general tone of the
writing suggests that "magazine art critic" is most fitting. Were
the writer a painter, we would expect more information about the
tone. Finally, we might expect that a museum curator would focus
more on Marin's artwork and its effect on the public rather than
on the relation between his art and his life.
3. C
Go back to the passage to find the reference. We find it in
conjunction with the writer's implication that the art world has
a short attention span. This is most consistent with Choice C.
Choices A and B mistakenly connect Op Art to the work of Marin, a
connection the author does not make in the passage. Choice D
assumes a comparison also not drawn from the passage.
4. A
This type of question requires that you find an exception.
Choice A--political beliefs--is the only aspect among the answer
choices not discussed in the passage. If you misinterpreted
Marin's "Nazi" quote as being political instead of philosophical,
you might have had a hard time answering this question.
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