PrepTest 159, Section 4, Question 7
Passage A In all games, particularly in athletic(484 more words not shown)
Passage A(267 more words not shown)
Passage B(225 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(7 more words not shown)
- Ato argue that(10 more words not shown)
- Bto contend that(13 more words not shown)
- Cto contend that(11 more words not shown)
- Dto compare the(9 more words not shown)
- Eto contrast the(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
We've already identified the shared comparison: how people appreciate sports versus art. A emphasizes standards and audience knowledge; B emphasizes beauty. The right answer needs to cover both routes without claiming that each writer makes the other's specific argument.
Working the answers
- A
This is B's central point. A discusses knowledgeable judgments of excellence and the ceremonial role of sports, but doesn't make beauty the basis of its argument.
- B
A discusses ceremony. B doesn't compare the ceremonial functions of sports and art, so this cannot describe a principal purpose of both.
- C
Well-defined standards are central to A. B explains aesthetic appeal through an impression of purpose; it doesn't argue that sports are judged by stable, well-defined standards.
- DCorrect
Both compare the evaluation of athletic and artistic performances. A contrasts the standards and audiences used to judge them; B challenges the tendency to grant aesthetic respectability to art while denying it to sports. The shared purpose is broader than either writer's particular explanation.
- E
A does contrast audience knowledge, linking sports spectators' judgment to childhood participation. B doesn't compare how knowledgeable sports and arts audiences are. Its concern is whether sports can provide a legitimate aesthetic experience.
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