PrepTest 156, Section 1, Question 8
Passage A What public interest is served by(488 more words not shown)
Passage A(241 more words not shown)
Passage B(255 more words not shown)
Both passages are concerned with(7 more words not shown)
- ADoes public funding(10 more words not shown)
- BDoes broader access(8 more words not shown)
- CIs public funding(9 more words not shown)
- DIs access to(4 more words not shown)
- EIs there a(10 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already identified the central dispute: may the government justify spending taxpayers' money on the arts? A says yes because wider access and community ties serve the public. B says the benefits do not justify government choosing cultural experiences for people.
What we’re looking for
The shared question needs to accommodate both positions. A familiar detail about art is not enough.
Working the answers
- A
B considers artistic quality, but A doesn't argue that subsidies produce better art. A's defense concerns access and social benefits.
- B
Diversity appears in A's opening, where the writer explicitly says that a broad range of organizations and audiences is not enough to justify funding. This is not the question organizing both arguments.
- CCorrect
Both writers ask whether public arts funding is justified. Their different answers explain why they discuss access, enjoyment, public benefits, and individual choice.
- D
Access matters to A's defense, but describing its current distribution would not resolve the broader dispute. We still need to decide whether government funding is justified as a response.
- E
A connects participation with voting and volunteering. B does not investigate that particular relationship. It is one supporting reason in A, not the shared question.
More Main Point questions
Learn the LSAT our way
Our platform drills Main Point questions at your level and adjusts as you improve.