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Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (B)
Answer choice (A): It is impossible to know whether the later painted additions made to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings are distinguishable from his original fresco work. If Michelangelo made the additions himself, it is unlikely that we can distinguish them, but we cannot know that for sure.
When answering Must Be True questions, make sure to avoid “could be true” or “likely to be true” answers. The correct answer must be proven as true by the information contained in the stimulus.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. If painters often painted additions to their own fresco work, it is highly probable that Michelangelo himself did so. Consequently, stripping away everything except the original frescos from the Sistine Chapel is unlikely to restore them to the appearance Michelangelo intended (unless he added the painted details against his own intention or will). This answer choice best captures the implication of Stephen’s response and is therefore correct.
Answer choice (C): Stephen’s response gives no indication as to whether the painted details that painters added to their fresco work were an integral part of the paintings’ overall design. Since it is Zachary, not Stephen, who argues that any additions must be stripped away, answer choice (C) is a rebuttal to Stephen’s position, not an inference we can derive from it.
Answer choice (D): It is impossible to know whether the painters of Michelangelo’s era were important artists in their own right. This answer choice falls entirely outside the scope of Stephen’s argument and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (E): Hopefully you were able to eliminate this answer choice pretty quickly. Michelangelo’s satisfaction with the appearance of his finished works is not an issue addressed by either speaker. Just because he seems likely to have painted additions to his fresco work does not mean he was rarely satisfied with his finished pieces.
Must Be True. The correct answer choice is (B)
Answer choice (A): It is impossible to know whether the later painted additions made to Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings are distinguishable from his original fresco work. If Michelangelo made the additions himself, it is unlikely that we can distinguish them, but we cannot know that for sure.
When answering Must Be True questions, make sure to avoid “could be true” or “likely to be true” answers. The correct answer must be proven as true by the information contained in the stimulus.
Answer choice (B): This is the correct answer choice. If painters often painted additions to their own fresco work, it is highly probable that Michelangelo himself did so. Consequently, stripping away everything except the original frescos from the Sistine Chapel is unlikely to restore them to the appearance Michelangelo intended (unless he added the painted details against his own intention or will). This answer choice best captures the implication of Stephen’s response and is therefore correct.
Answer choice (C): Stephen’s response gives no indication as to whether the painted details that painters added to their fresco work were an integral part of the paintings’ overall design. Since it is Zachary, not Stephen, who argues that any additions must be stripped away, answer choice (C) is a rebuttal to Stephen’s position, not an inference we can derive from it.
Answer choice (D): It is impossible to know whether the painters of Michelangelo’s era were important artists in their own right. This answer choice falls entirely outside the scope of Stephen’s argument and is therefore incorrect.
Answer choice (E): Hopefully you were able to eliminate this answer choice pretty quickly. Michelangelo’s satisfaction with the appearance of his finished works is not an issue addressed by either speaker. Just because he seems likely to have painted additions to his fresco work does not mean he was rarely satisfied with his finished pieces.