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#38964
Complete Question Explanation
The correct answer choice is (C).
This is a very subjective question, so using the process of elimination to tackle questions like this one may be your best strategy.
Answer choice (A) can be eliminated because, although buildings from the 1960s and 1970s are mentioned in the first paragraph, we don't learn much about whether Wagner influenced these architects. However, if Wagner did have any influence on them, it sounds like the architects from the 60's and 70's who prioritized efficiency and utility above things like beauty would have agreed with what Wagner said in paragraph two. Since answer choice (A) says that Wagner's form-follows-function ideas from paragraph two were least influential on these architects, we can safely eliminate this answer choice.
Answer choice (B) can be eliminated because the passage never gives us any hint about which part of Wagner's work is most frequently quoted by proponents. The first paragraph tells us that his book Modern Architecture is a "seminal work," but we never get any indication that the quoted passage in paragraph two is famous.
Answer choice (C) This is the correct answer choice. Support for answer choice (C) is found in the very first sentence of the third paragraph. The second paragraph outlines Wagner's practical idealism for modern architecture: form-follows-function. The third paragraph then casts this conclusion into doubt by saying "But the picture was more complex, for Wagner . . ." also took pains to incorporate aesthetic flourishes into building design, and not just focus on the bottom line of efficiency. This line indicates that the quotes from Wagner's book in paragraph two don't tell the whole story, as answer choice (C) indicates.
We can eliminate Answer Choice (D) easily since the passage doesn't discuss Wagner's personal participation in political revolutions.
Answer choice (E) can also be eliminated because the second paragraph doesn't discuss Wagner's views on the relationship between art and technology. The art vs technology discussion only comes up in paragraph three, not two.
I hope this helps clarify things. Even though answering questions like this does require you to make some inferences, you can still look for the answer choice that has the most direct support in the passage. Good luck studying!
Athena Dalton
The correct answer choice is (C).
This is a very subjective question, so using the process of elimination to tackle questions like this one may be your best strategy.
Answer choice (A) can be eliminated because, although buildings from the 1960s and 1970s are mentioned in the first paragraph, we don't learn much about whether Wagner influenced these architects. However, if Wagner did have any influence on them, it sounds like the architects from the 60's and 70's who prioritized efficiency and utility above things like beauty would have agreed with what Wagner said in paragraph two. Since answer choice (A) says that Wagner's form-follows-function ideas from paragraph two were least influential on these architects, we can safely eliminate this answer choice.
Answer choice (B) can be eliminated because the passage never gives us any hint about which part of Wagner's work is most frequently quoted by proponents. The first paragraph tells us that his book Modern Architecture is a "seminal work," but we never get any indication that the quoted passage in paragraph two is famous.
Answer choice (C) This is the correct answer choice. Support for answer choice (C) is found in the very first sentence of the third paragraph. The second paragraph outlines Wagner's practical idealism for modern architecture: form-follows-function. The third paragraph then casts this conclusion into doubt by saying "But the picture was more complex, for Wagner . . ." also took pains to incorporate aesthetic flourishes into building design, and not just focus on the bottom line of efficiency. This line indicates that the quotes from Wagner's book in paragraph two don't tell the whole story, as answer choice (C) indicates.
We can eliminate Answer Choice (D) easily since the passage doesn't discuss Wagner's personal participation in political revolutions.
Answer choice (E) can also be eliminated because the second paragraph doesn't discuss Wagner's views on the relationship between art and technology. The art vs technology discussion only comes up in paragraph three, not two.
I hope this helps clarify things. Even though answering questions like this does require you to make some inferences, you can still look for the answer choice that has the most direct support in the passage. Good luck studying!
Athena Dalton