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1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(B) discuss how a work of art has been met by diverging responses. - Correct
While Don Giovanni is widely considered to be Mozart's greatest achievement, eighteenth-century audiences in Vienna — Mozart's own city— were ambivalent at best
3. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following is true about the response of Viennese audiences to Don Giovanni?
(E) To say that the response was "mixed" would be a generous interpretation. - Correct
While Don Giovanni is widely considered to be Mozart's greatest achievement,
eighteenth-century audiences in Vienna — Mozart's own city— were ambivalent at best
2. The author mentions the mixing of "traditions of moralism with those of comedy" primarily in order to
(A) explain a work's cool reception among a particular group of people.
(B) remind the reader of the plot of Don Giovanni.
(C) highlight a practice common in contemporary opera. - Incorrect - the passage does not say that it was a common practice
(D) argue for an innovative approach to opera. - Incorrect
(E) undermine a previously presented assertion. - Incorrect
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