Premise Β·The truth is in the taking of the photos
Housemaids and family members playing dress up and trying to get through the ordeal of posing for the photoshoot. That's the truth that Cameron's photos captured.
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Question Type
Miscellany
What helps explain why we can suspend our disbelief when we look at a narrative painting, but we cannot suspend our disbelief when we look at a narrative photograph? This has something to do with our being aware of the photographβs doubleness β of each personβs imaginary and real personas in the photograph. Whereas theater can make us think that weβre only seeing one person, with a photograph, weβre always aware weβre seeing both personas. Given what the author says about theater, what could explain why in a painting we can suspend disbelief? Probably because in a painting we can be convinced weβre seeing only one persona rather than both.
a
Sitting for a ββββββββ βββββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββββ βββ β βββββββββββ
We have no reason to think the length of time spent sitting for a painting helps a viewer of a painting suspend disbelief concerning the contents of the narrative painting.
Itβs not clear how the ability to depict impossible situations can explain why we are able to suspend disbelief with a painting. Notice how in explaining why photographs are different from theater, the author mentions only the idea of being aware of the double personas of individuals in photographs, but not being aware of those personas in theater. This means the correct answer should relate to the idea of these personas; depiction of impossible situations doesnβt clearly relate.
c
All of the βββββββ βββ β ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββ ββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββ ββββ βββββ
Itβs not clear why the fact all sitters donβt need to be present at the same time can explain why we are able to suspend disbelief with a painting.
d
A painter can ββββββββ βββββββ βββββ β ββββββ ββββ βββ ββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββββββ ββββββββ
This is the best answer. If (D) were true, it provides a reason to think that an aspect of painting can help us avoid seeing the double personas of the people in the painting. This might be why we can suspend disbelief when looking at a narrative painting.
Itβs not clear why bearing the stylistic imprint of an artist/school/period could explain why weβre able to suspend disbelief when looking at a painting.
Difficulty
74% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is similar in difficulty to other questions in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%129
146
75%163
Analysis
Miscellany
Art
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
1%
155
b
23%
160
c
2%
157
d
74%
164
e
0%
156
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