MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Question 99: Answer and Explanation
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Question: 99
6. According to the passage, Stravinsky believed which of the following to be a condition necessary for creativity in music?
- A. A willingness to collaborate and compromise
- B. Situations of total freedom
- C. Openness to new and revolutionary ideas
- D. Limitations to lend it structure
Correct Answer: D
Explanation:
D This is a Retrieval question.
A: No. There is nothing in the passage that contrasts the lives of famous people with those of regular people in terms of fascination.
B: No. This choice directly contradicts the passage. In paragraph 3 the author states that the catalogues are not designed to give "an indication that something has ended."
C: No. See paragraph 3. While the author herself expresses this attitude, she does not suggest that the catalogues do so.
D: Yes. In paragraph 3 the author says, "Typically, the detritus of dead movie stars and the obsessions of rich eccentrics crowd the pages of these paperbound volumes designed to persuade potential bidders that the auction is a purely professional, emotionally neutral transaction."