PrepTest 125, Section 3, Question 9
The painter Roy Lichtenstein helped to define pop(429 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(8 more words not shown)
- Aenthusiasm for its(3 more words not shown)
- Brespect for its(6 more words not shown)
- Cpleasure in its(5 more words not shown)
- Dadmiration for its(5 more words not shown)
- Eappreciation for its(7 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
The writer clearly appreciates Lichtenstein, but what earns that appreciation? The final paragraph values recognizable contemporary life together with deliberate naivete, nostalgia, and inner sweetness. The right attitude should reflect that combination, not merely say the writer likes rebellion.
Working the answers
- A
This captures only the rebellious side. The writer's praise goes further, emphasizing what the paintings achieve beyond their reaction against other art.
- B
Youth and innocence aren't the targets of the parody. They are associations of comics that help give the paintings their nostalgic sweetness.
- C
A blanket rejection of abstract expressionism misses the distinction between powerful early work and its later loss of force. It also leaves out the positive effects the writer admires.
- D
The work does respond to its cultural surroundings, but subtle critique alone doesn't capture the appreciative emphasis on realism and innocent, nostalgic feeling.
- ECorrect
The final paragraph names both an “impulse toward realism” and “deliberate naivete.” The writer explains how they work together to make the paintings more than a mocking response to other art.
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