The Cultural Revolution of 1966 to 1976, initiated by Communist Party Chairman Mao Zedong in an attempt to reduce the influence of China's intellectual elite on the country's institutions, has had lasting repercussions on Chinese art. ███
Intro topic ·China's Cultural Revolution and its impacts on Chinese art
Example of reactionary art ·Scar Art emerged in response to Cultural Revolution
Painters trained in the "realist" style by the Communist Party were exiled, witnessed rural poverty, and depicted that poverty more honestly than communist-approved art did
Communist-approved Revolutionary Realism focused on broad and impressive subject matter and portrayed communist society as perfect; Scar Art focused on specific and mundane subject matter and portrayed society's flaws
Author's perspective ·Native Soil art "trivialized" by trying to please Western observers
Negative outcome for Native Soil art
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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Question Type
Main point
In a Spotlight passage, the author’s main point is what the author finds interesting, significant, or distinctive about the subject. Here, the subject is the impact of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese art. The author focuses on the way in which the Cultural Revolution caused art movements to flourish. Let’s look for a title that captures the idea that the Cultural Revolution affected Chinese art.
This doesn’t capture the passage’s focus on the impact of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese art. (A) concerns various influences on modern Chinese art, but doesn’t center on the Cultural Revolution and its impact on art.
b
"How Two Movements ██ ███████ ████████ ███████████ ███ ████████ ███████████
The passage never discusses how movement in Chinese art transformed the Cultural Revolution. The passage concerns how the Cultural Revolution affected art.
This is too narrowly focused on Scar Art. The passage is about more than just Scar Art or Chinese rural life.
d
"The Rise of ███████ ██ ███████████ ███ ██ ██████
This doesn’t capture the passage’s focus on the impact of the Cultural Revolution on art. Notice that it doesn’t even mention the Cultural Revolution or its role in the contributing to realist art movements.
e
"The Unforeseen Artistic ██████ ██ ███████ ████████ ███████████
This is the best answer. The passage is focused on the impact of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese art, and (E) captures this focus. The “unforeseen legacy” refers to the ironic way in which the Cultural Revolution helped artistic movements flourish in reaction to the kind of art that was approved of during the Cultural Revolution.
Difficulty
69% of people who answer get this correct
This is a difficult question.
It is slightly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%145
154
75%164
Analysis
Main point
Art
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
12%
159
b
4%
154
c
3%
156
d
12%
159
e
69%
165
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