Nineteenth-century architect Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc

All correct in 5 mins 45 seconds, including 2 mins 45 seconds to read. Though was not very sure about Q3.
Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc view on Notre-Dame cathedral- supported from the very beginning by a system of flying buttresses
Others view- Notre-Dame did not have flying buttresses until the thirteenth or fourteenth century
Author supports EEVD's view and provides evidence


1. The passage is primarily concerned with
C. arguing in support of one side in a controversy- Correct, author supports Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc view on Notre-Dame cathedral

2. The claim of the “other commentators” (Highlighted) suggests that they believe which of the following about Notre-Dame?

A It was the inspiration for many vaulted cathedrals built in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.- incorrect, ND serving as inspiration is not mentioned
B Its design flaws were not apparent until flying buttresses were added in the thirteenth or fourteenth century. - incorrect, design flaws did not become apparent on adding flying buttresses
C Its flying buttresses are embellished with decoration characteristic of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. - incorrect
D It had been modified in some respects before flying buttresses were added in the thirteenth or fourteenth century.- incorrect, flying buttresses were added to update the building aesthetically and address its structural flaws. The passage provides no evidence of modifications before addition of buttresses
E It was originally constructed in an architectural style that was considered outmoded by the thirteenth or fourteenth century.- Correct

Other commentators insist, however, that NotreDame did not have flying buttresses until the thirteenth or fourteenth century, when they were added to update the building aesthetically and correct its structural flaws.


3. The author’s argument concerning Notre-Dame’s flying buttresses depends on which of the following assumptions about the choir’s lower flyers?
A They accurately reproduce the decoration on the choir’s original lower flyers.- Correct, if the choir's lower flyers DO NOT accurately reproduce the decoration of the choir's original lower flyers, then the author cannot claim that the choir ALWAYS had flying buttresses.
B They have a type of decoration used exclusively for exterior surfaces.- incorrect, exterior surfaces is not discussed with regards to Nave
C They were the models for the choir’s original upper flyers.- incorrect, there is no relationship between lower and upper flyers of the choir
D They were the models for the nave’s original lower flyers.- incorrect, nave is a different part
E They were constructed after the nave’s flyers were constructed.- incorrect, such a sequence is not needed

To link the following parts, we need option A.(Took a lot of time in Q3- a difficult question)
-it is nevertheless possible to tell that both the nave and the choir, the church’s two major parts, have always had flying buttresses

-Moreover, the choir’s lower flyers have chevron (zigzag) decoration. Chevron decoration, which was characteristic of the second half of the twelfth century and was out of favor by the fourteenth century, is entirely absent from modifications to the building that can be dated with confidence to the thirteenth century.