PrepTest 115, Section 3, Question 2
The contemporary Mexican artistic movement known as muralism,(459 more words not shown)
The author mentions Rivera's use(23 more words not shown)
- Aassimilation of elements(5 more words not shown)
- Bmovement beyond single,(2 more words not shown)
- Cexperimentation with expressionist(1 more words not shown)
- Ddistinctive manner of(2 more words not shown)
- Eunderlying resistance to(1 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
My first prediction is artistic innovation: this is an example of what Rivera did. The sentence immediately before it makes the job more precise. Although the artists shared an interest in Mexican identity, each developed a different artistic approach (paragraph 3). Rivera is the first example of that difference.
Working the answers
- A
Mexican customs and myths appear earlier, but this sentence isn't listing those subjects in Rivera's paintings. It describes artistic influences, including Italian Renaissance frescoes, that help explain his particular style.
- B
Moving beyond a single centered subject belongs to the later discussion of the mural medium. It isn't what these two influences illustrate here.
- C
The next artist, Orozco, receives the more expressionist description. We shouldn't transfer that description to Rivera just because the artists appear in the same paragraph.
- DCorrect
Rivera combines these influences with mechanical shapes for people. Then Orozco and Siqueiros receive different descriptions. That sequence supports the preceding point about each artist developing a distinctive way of working.
- E
Incorporating influences into a distinctive style doesn't illustrate resistance to change. Nothing in the example says Rivera opposed change.
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