PrepTest 111, Section 2, Question 14
The paintings of Romare Bearden (1914–1988) represent a(439 more words not shown)
The passage suggests that the(10 more words not shown)
- Aadmiration for how(11 more words not shown)
- Bappreciation for how(11 more words not shown)
- Crespect for how(11 more words not shown)
- Dconcern that they(9 more words not shown)
- Estrong conviction that(9 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Start with the tone: clearly positive. The opening calls his work a double triumph, and the ending praises his creative vision. But several choices sound complimentary. We still need the right reason for that praise.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The author admires what the techniques let Bearden communicate. His handling of subjects, figures, and color helps reveal African American life in its richness. This connects the technical achievement to the social vision we've followed throughout.
- B
The author values complexity and criticizes other approaches for simplification. Turning social reality into simple critiques isn't the achievement being praised.
- C
His work reflects the rhythms and textures of African American experience. That doesn't tell us his techniques originated in those rhythms and textures. What a technique expresses and where it comes from are different claims.
- D
There is no concern that technique distracts from the message. The author praises their coexistence: the social meaning and artistic composition work together.
- E
We never get a recommendation that other artists use his techniques more widely. Admiration for what Bearden did isn't itself that recommendation.
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