GRE Text Completion Question 1398
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The question as to what constitutes art is hardly a (i) _____ one. Today, artists exist whose main goal seems only to subvert work that no longer warrants the trite tag, “cutting-edge.” Once the proverbial envelope is pushed even further, the public inevitably scratches its collective head - or furrows the collective brow - thinking that this time the “artists” have (ii) _____. That very same admixture of contempt and confusion, however, was not unknown in Michelangelo's day; only what was considered blasphemous, art-wise, in the 16th Century, would today be considered (iii) _____.
| Blank(i) | Blank(ii) | Blank(iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A perennial | D served their purpose | G hackneyed |
| B contemporary | E gone too far | H reverent |
| C controversial | F failed to provoke | I tame |