- Which of the following does the author NOT provide in this
passage?
a. an explanation of how the city affects art
b.specific examples of urban art
c. a reason why outsiders should create public art
d.a clear distinction between public and private art
e.an explanation of how public art regenerates the community - Given the author’s main purpose, which of the following would
most strengthen the passage?
a. a more detailed discussion of the differences between public and
private art.
b.specific examples of art that fulfills each of the functions dis-
cussed in paragraph 5 (lines 33–42).
c. interviews with public artists about how public art should be
created.
d.a specific example of public art created by a community mem-
ber versus one created by an outsider to expand paragraph 6
(lines 43–52).
e.a brief lesson in how to interpret art.
Answers
- c. The description of the winding paths, shifting landscape and
sections that spill into one anothersupport the assertion that the
park lacks a center. - e.Line 8 states that Olmsted wanted to create a democratic play-
ground, so he designed the park to have many centers that would
allow interaction among the various members of society(lines 10–11). - b.Line 6 states that the park’s design was innovative, suggesting it
was very different from other park designs. - a.Olmsted’s goal of creating a democratic park with many cen-
ters that would allow interaction among everyone without giv-
ing preference to one group or class(line 11) shows his philosophy
of inclusion. - b.Lines 3–4 state that the goods pertaining to the soulare called
goods in the highest and fullest sense. - d.In line 5 Aristotle notes that the definition of good corresponds
with the current opinion about the nature of the soul. - a. In the second paragraph, Aristotle states that we have all but
defined happiness as a kind of good life and well-being. Thus, the