PrepTest 115, Section 3, Question 1
The contemporary Mexican artistic movement known as muralism,(459 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(9 more words not shown)
- AMuralism developed its(19 more words not shown)
- BInspired by political(21 more words not shown)
- CThe stylistic features(14 more words not shown)
- DThough the Mexican(25 more words not shown)
- EBecause of its(36 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already predicted two parts: the murals express Mexican culture, and the artists experiment with how to paint them. Government sponsorship supplies the political setting, but it doesn't explain every artistic choice. Our main-point answer needs room for the culture and the innovation.
Working the answers
- A
Rivera does borrow from Italian Renaissance frescoes, but that doesn't make the movement's aesthetics simply a foreign import. The artists develop distinct styles and adapt them to a new medium. A misses that experimentation.
- BCorrect
Political developments, modern artistic influences, large-scale innovation, and Mexican culture all belong in our account. B puts those pieces together without treating the murals as merely government propaganda.
- C
This makes revolutionary ideology the explanation for the style. The second paragraph specifically pushes beyond a purely political explanation and brings in innovations in the art world.
- D
Doing more than promoting national identity isn't the same as contradicting that identity. The artists' different styles are compatible with their shared national interest. We aren't told that they made the movement more controversial.
- E
The final paragraph contrasts the demands of murals and small easel paintings. It doesn't establish that previous movements were incapable of expressing an equally wide or complex view of Mexican culture. E adds a ranking we aren't given.
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