LSAT 124 – Section 1 – Question 02

LSAT 124 - Section 1 - Question 02

December 2007

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Question
QuickView		 Type Tags Answer
Choices		 Curve Question
Difficulty		 Psg/Game/S
Difficulty		 Explanation
PT124 S1 Q02
+LR
Point at issue: disagree +Disagr
A
13%
162
B
72%
165
C
2%
158
D
7%
162
E
6%
158
128
146
165
 +Medium 146.495 +SubsectionMedium

Elaine: The purpose of art museums is to preserve artworks and make them available to the public. Museums, therefore, should seek to acquire and display the best examples of artworks from each artistic period and genre, even if some of these works are not recognized by experts as masterpieces.

Frederick: Art museums ought to devote their limited resources to acquiring the works of recognized masters in order to ensure the preservation of the greatest artworks.

Speaker 1 Summary
Elaine concludes that museums should try to get and display the best examples of artworks from each art period and genre, even if some pieces are not considered masterpieces. This is because the purpose of art museums is to preserve artworks and make them available to the public.

Speaker 2 Summary
Fred says art museums should use their resources only to get works of those recognized to be masters. This is because the purpose of art museums is to preserve the greatest artworks.

Objective
We’re looking for a disagreement. The speakers disagree about whether the purpose of art museums involves collecting more than just the greatest artworks and about whether art museums should try to collect more than just the artworks of recognized masters.

A
many artistic masterpieces are not recognized as such by art experts
Neither speaker expresses an opinion. Elaine says that some works might not be recognized as masterpieces, but that doesn’t imply she thinks those works are or should be masterpieces. Fred doesn’t speak about works recognized as masterpieces, only artists recognized as masters.
B
museums should seek to represent all genres of art in their collections
This is a point of disagreement. Elaine thinks museums should collect art of all genres. Fred thinks museums should only try to collect the greatest artworks. He doesn’t put any weight on the collection of different genres.
C
art museums should seek to preserve works of art
Both speakers agree. Elaine thinks the purpose of art museums is to preserve artworks. Fred thinks the purpose is to preserve the greatest artworks.
D
an art museum ought to acquire an unusual example of a period or genre if more characteristic examples are prohibitively expensive
Elaine expresses no opinion. She says to acquire the best examples from a period or genre, but she doesn’t comment on the cost of an artwork and whether that should influence the choice of example. Fred has no opinion on the choice between unusual vs. best example.
E
all of the artworks that experts identify as masterpieces are actually masterpieces
Neither expresses an opinion. Elaine doesn’t say anything suggesting whether there exist wrongly identified masterpieces. Fred speaks only of artists recognized as masters, not artworks identified as masterpieces.

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