PrepTest 144, Section 1, Question 2
"Never was anything as incoherent, shrill, chaotic and(427 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(31 more words not shown)
- Aa comedian whose(6 more words not shown)
- Ba comedian whose(15 more words not shown)
- Ca comedian whose(12 more words not shown)
- Da comedian whose(6 more words not shown)
- Ea comedian whose(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Why does this music disturb people, according to the final sentence? It makes them face difficult truths. We need the same source of discomfort in the comedian's work, rather than just anything an audience might dislike. Imagine a joke about mortality that makes us confront something we'd rather avoid: the unsettling insight is what matters.
Working the answers
- A
Vulgarity can offend, but offensive language or subject matter does not necessarily expose a difficult truth. This gives a different reason for the discomfort.
- BCorrect
The comedian brings uncomfortable aspects of human nature into view. That matches music that makes listeners face truths they would rather avoid. Both can disturb because of what they reveal, not simply because the presentation is unpleasant.
- C
Reusing material made famous by others concerns familiarity or originality. It does not explain discomfort caused by confronting a difficult truth.
- D
An extreme political philosophy might anger or alienate an audience. That alone doesn't establish that the material reveals a difficult truth about human life. We need the relevant relationship, not merely a controversial subject.
- E
An unfamiliar style might be hard to follow. But the last sentence distinguishes Schoenberg's deeper emotional challenge from a complaint about how the music sounds. Unfamiliarity alone does not match that explanation.
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