Main point ·Gilliam's art conveyed some things better than literal art forms could
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
1.
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Question Type
Implied
Purpose of passage
The author focuses on describing Gilliam’s artistic style. P1 describes the group of painters with which his work is associated. P2 describes how Gilliam’s art was different from that of his contemporaries. And P3 describes examples of Gilliam’s art.
a
describing the motivation ██████ ███ ██████ ██ ██ ████████ ████
This best captures the primary purpose. P2 describes Gilliam’s motivation, and P3 describes the features of Gilliam’s work.
b
describing the political ██████ ████ ████████ ██ ████████ ████
Gilliam’s work didn’t have explicitly political themes. His work was a reaction to the expectation that African American artists produce political art. And there’s no indication that it had implicitly political ones, either.
Although the author does describe changes in Gilliam’s work over time in P3, this doesn’t capture the overall purpose of the passage, because it ignores P1 and P2. The author’s focus isn’t on the evolution of Gilliam’s work, but on what motivated Gilliam and the features of his work.
d
demonstrating that a ███████ ████████ █████ ████ ████ █████ ███████ ████████ ███████
This doesn’t capture the author’s focus on Gilliam’s art. The primary purpose isn’t to demonstrate something about Gilliam’s views; it’s to tell us about Gilliam’s art.
e
demonstrating that a ███████ ██████ ███ ████ ██ █████████ ███ █████████ ███████████
It’s not clear that Gilliam had any technical limitations. Since (E) isn’t supported, it can’t be the author’s primary purpose. In any case, (E) also doesn’t capture the author’s focus on Gilliam’s motivation and the features of his work.
Difficulty
87% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is significantly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%135
145
75%155
Analysis
Implied
Purpose of passage
Art
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
87%
166
b
0%
149
c
5%
157
d
6%
159
e
1%
153
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