MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 93: Answer and Explanation

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Question: 93

7. The American populace is portrayed as generally:

  • A. distrustful of government and prone to take political action against its violations of democratic ideals.
  • B. accepting of America's long history of violence and unrest.
  • C. willing to passively accept a government that meets its basic requirements.
  • D. patriotic and unwilling to tolerate dissent.

Correct Answer: C

Explanation:

C This is a New Information question.

A: No. This choice may be tempting, but it takes words out of context from the passage. The author indicates in paragraph 2 that the artist must manage his or her career, but also suggests that this usually requires interaction with, and help from, other people.

B: No. This choice may also be somewhat tempting, but the study would be relevant to evaluating collaboration in the business of the artist's career, including presentation of artistic work to the public, rather than in the essence or fundamental character of the artistic vision itself.

C: Yes. The author's argument in paragraph 2 is that an artist needs to be involved with the business of his or her own career, whether personally or through agents, so a study that indicates that a business manager increases artistic productivity would support the author's argument.

D: No. A study about the effects of business management would not be directly relevant to issues of theatrical production.

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