PrepTest 106, Section 4, Question 22
As one of the most pervasive and influential(455 more words not shown)
The passage suggests that the(14 more words not shown)
- AThe Hollywood films(16 more words not shown)
- BThe writers, producers,(15 more words not shown)
- CThe Hollywood film(19 more words not shown)
- DThe publicity generated(18 more words not shown)
- EThe star system(22 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Movies have become easier to sell without being as satisfying to watch. That's the writer's concern. For this open-ended inference question, we can look for a claim that fits that account of the change. We still need to check what each choice actually says.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
Earlier audiences usually found good storytelling behind the publicity. Now the writer worries that attracting viewers is replacing satisfying them. That contrast supports the general comparison: the earlier films were more engaging. We don't need to claim that every old movie was better than every recent one.
- B
Less control doesn't mean less talent. Today's writers and directors could be equally talented while executives increasingly decide which subjects and actors to use.
- C
Backward. The relationship has “mushroomed into an intricately interdependent” industry. The earlier studios weren't described as more dependent on it. There was earlier publicity; it has since expanded.
- D
What is more interesting here? The publicity, not the movies. We aren't given that comparison. Don't transfer the judgment about the films to the stories promoting them.
- E
The star system helped start the relationship, but we aren't told it accounts for most of the quality difference. In fact, the earlier star system coexisted with good storytelling. The concern is how the expanded publicity industry now shapes film creation and attracts audiences.
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