In typical accounts of the beginnings of bebopβthe first "modern" jazz style, which was originated in the 1940s by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk, among othersβcommercialism plays an important, though indirect, role. βββ
Other peopleβs position Β·Commercialism played important role in origins of bebop jazz
Commercialism was important to origins of bebop, but not because bebop was a reaction against commercialism; instead, bebop benefited from commercialism
Passage Style
Critique or debate
19.
According to the passage, which βββ ββ βββ βββββββββ ββ ββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββ ββββββ
Question Type
Stated
Weβre asked whatβs true about the βtypical accounts of the origins of bebop.β Thatβs a reference to the other peopleβs accounts β the accounts that the author criticizes.
a
They assert that βββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ βββββββββ βββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββ
This is the opposite of what those accounts assert. The typical accounts of bebopβs origin say that bebop was anti-commercial.
The typical accounts of bebopβs origin donβt have any opinion about classical music. The analogy to classical music in the second paragraph is made by the author, not by the typical accounts. And, in any case, the analogy to classical music in the second paragraph does not make a direct causal connection between classical music and bebop.
(C) is tempting, because we know the typical accounts believe that bebop was anti-commercial. They say that the musicians who originated bebop were reacting to swing, which had heavy commercial influences. However, thereβs a difference between bebopβs originators being unmotivated by commercial concerns and bebop itself lacking commercial appeal. And, we donβt know about the βfirstβ jazz movements.
d
They overly idealize βββ βββββββββ ββ ββββββββ βββββββββ
Supported.
e
They were themselves ββββββ ββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ
(E) states that the typical accounts of bebopβs origin were themselves influenced by commercial interests. But, we donβt know that the proponents of these accounts were motivated by commercial interest. The author merely says in the beginning of the last paragraph that these accounts βmay suit the needs of contemporary jazz discourse.β But thatβs not a comment on commercial interests.
Difficulty
36% of people who answer get this correct
This is a very 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%154
163
75%172
Analysis
Stated
Critique or debate
Humanities
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
10%
151
b
16%
152
c
23%
154
d
36%
164
e
14%
153
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