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Evanescent Art - Many of the world's famous work of art, such as - SAT (May 2023 U.S.)

Question from the passage

12) Which choice most effectively sets up the main discussion in the paragraph?
A. NO CHANGE
B. are kept in museums where they can be seen by countless visitors.
C. are considered cultural touchstones and are studied by scholars and historians.
D. were housed in private collections before being displayed publicly.

13)
A. NO CHANGE
B. because they utilize
C. by utilizing
D. will utilize

14)
A. NO CHANGE
B. these artists,
C. these characteristics,
D. these artworks,

15)
A. NO CHANGE
B. concepts, such as the ephemeral and cyclical nature of life
C. concepts, such as the ephemeral and cyclical nature, of life,
D. concepts such as the ephemeral and cyclical nature of life

16)
A. NO CHANGE
B. outrageously
C. provocatively
D. exasperatingly

17) The writer is considering deleting the underlined sentence. Should the sentence be kept or deleted?
A. Kept, because it provides relevant details about Ono’s aesthetic choices in designing Apple.
B. Kept, because it clarifies the symbolic significance of the apple in Ono’s body of work.
C. Deleted, because it provides a detail about Apple’s composition that is unrelated to the paragraph’s main focus.
D. Deleted, because it unnecessarily repeats information aboutthe exhibition of Apple that is stated earlier.

18)
A. NO CHANGE
B. 2015,
C. 2015;
D. 2015, saying

19)
A. NO CHANGE
B. begins
C. would have begun
D. began

20) The writer wants to add the following sentence to this paragraph. These ice sculptures are left to melt and are meant to contrast with the permanence of the monuments on which they are placed. The best placement for the sentence is
A. before sentence 1.
B. after sentence 1.
C. after sentence 2.
D. after sentence 3

21) Which choice most effectively combines the sentences at the underlined portion?
A. the actual physical processes that works of art undergo can be key to their impact.
B. when works of art undergo actual physical processes, those processes can be key to their impact.
C. works of art have impacts, and actual physical processes are key to them.
D. the key to their impact, for works of art, can be the actual physical processes that they undergo.

22) Which choice provides the most effective conclusion to the passage?
A. NO CHANGE
B. will live on in the minds of viewers long after the physical artifacts created by the artists are gone.
C. demonstrate that there is no single, monolithic vision of an effective artistic practice.
D. show that the significance of a work of art can derive from many factors, including how it was made and how many people get to observe it.

Solution

Exam Edition: May 2023 U.S.

Exam Year: 2023

Related topics: Text interpretation, Grammar