LSAT 123 – Section 2 – Question 25

LSAT 123 - Section 2 - Question 25

June 2007

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QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
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PT123 S2 Q25
+LR
Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
Causal Reasoning +CausR
A
20%
149
B
16%
149
C
54%
155
D
4%
147
E
6%
146
145
153
162
 +Harder 143.659 +SubsectionEasier

During the nineteenth century, the French academy of art was a major financial sponsor of painting and sculpture in France; sponsorship by private individuals had decreased dramatically by this time. Because the academy discouraged innovation in the arts, there was little innovation in nineteenth century French sculpture. Yet nineteenth century French painting showed a remarkable degree of innovation.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Why did nineteenth century French painting show a significantly higher degree of innovation than nineteenth century French sculpture?

Objective
The right answer will be a hypothesis that explains a key difference between nineteenth century French painting and nineteenth century French sculpture. That difference must identify a reason French painting showed more innovation than French sculpture during the nineteenth century even though the French academy of art was a major funder of sculpture and painting.

A
In France in the nineteenth century, the French academy gave more of its financial support to painting than it did to sculpture.
The academy discouraged innovation in painting and sculpture, so painting receiving more money from the academy doesn’t explain why painting showed more innovation than sculpture.
B
The French academy in the nineteenth century financially supported a greater number of sculptors than painters, but individual painters received more support, on average, than individual sculptors.
The academy discouraged innovation in painting and sculpture. If, on average, individual painters received more support from the academy than individual sculptors, it doesn’t explain why painting showed more innovation than sculpture in the nineteenth century.
C
Because stone was so much more expensive than paint and canvas, far more unsponsored paintings were produced than were unsponsored sculptures in France during the nineteenth century.
(C) points out a difference between nineteenth century French painting and sculpture. Unsponsored painters probably cared less about the academy’s discouragement of innovation. More unsponsored paintings being produced would likely increase the odds of more innovative paintings.
D
Very few of the artists in France in the nineteenth century who produced sculptures also produced paintings.
It doesn’t matter how many artists produced both sculptures and paintings. We need to know why painting showed more innovation than sculpture in France in the nineteenth century.
E
Although the academy was the primary sponsor of sculpture and painting, the total amount of financial support that French sculptors and painters received from sponsors declined during the nineteenth century.
(E) gives us a similarity between nineteenth century French sculpture and painting, but we need a difference. Knowing that financial support for sculpture and painting declined doesn’t explain why painting showed more innovation than sculpture.

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