PrepTest 106, Section 4, Question 23
As one of the most pervasive and influential(455 more words not shown)
According to the author, the(9 more words not shown)
- Adiscourages the work(13 more words not shown)
- Bdiscourages the critical(11 more words not shown)
- Cencourages the production(14 more words not shown)
- Dencourages decisions to(16 more words not shown)
- Eencourages cynicism among(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Why make a satisfying movie if a publicity campaign can sell the tickets anyway? That's the danger. The final paragraph contrasts exciting our curiosity with giving us an engaging experience once we're in the theater.
Working the answers
- A
Hollywood has long wanted the largest possible audience. The problem is how it attracts that audience, not that filmmakers are discouraged from trying to reach one.
- B
These films could still receive terrible reviews. The concern is that the publicity can sell an unsatisfying movie, not that critics stop reviewing it.
- CCorrect
The system encourages films that draw us in but don't deliver. That matches “exciting an audience's curiosity” instead of satisfying its desire for an engaging experience.
If “do not provide satisfying experiences” feels stronger than our prediction, notice what the answer claims: the system encourages such films. It doesn't say every promoted film disappoints. The predicted decline in emotionally engaging films supports that concern.
- D
Using an actor's private life to promote a film doesn't mean making the plot resemble that life. The publicity detail is real; the claim about film content is added.
- E
We aren't told potential viewers become cynical or distrustful. The writer describes publicity successfully making them curious.
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