PrepTest 101, Section 1, Question 22
A fake can be defined as an artwork(451 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(6 more words not shown)
- AThe faking of(10 more words not shown)
- BWhether a work(15 more words not shown)
- CIt is possible(19 more words not shown)
- DA variety of(17 more words not shown)
- EWithout an international(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted that Jones's book explores the complicated boundary between fake and original. Now we're looking for some version of that idea. The answer doesn't have to mention Jones or his book; it needs the point connecting the examples.
What we’re looking for
The history explains motives for faking. The masks introduce a different standard of authenticity. Both fit the broader question of when the label fake is appropriate.
Working the answers
- A
This changes the subject to how widespread faking has been. The medieval example even describes it as “virtually nonexistent.” The examples show different circumstances surrounding faking, not a near-universal practice throughout history.
- B
Artistic merit is called “a separate issue,” not a more important one. Ranking quality above authenticity isn't the central claim—or a ranking the writer makes.
- C
Some fakery can be identified, but we aren't given this general rule that authenticity cannot be proved. The difficulty of applying a label doesn't establish an absolute limit on what can be proved.
- DCorrect
This matches our prediction. Intent, imitation, collecting practices, and function complicate the distinction. The answer captures that difficulty without claiming that every case is impossible to resolve.
- E
Collecting helps explain the incentive to fake, but an international market isn't made a requirement. This also reduces the discussion to economics, leaving out the other complications in deciding what counts as fake.
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