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Don't u think its extreme to assume that NO commentaries were ever written in any other manuscript???
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By POE, my answer is D. It is implied that only "select" are accompanied by commentary and also appear in otehr manuscripts.


A medieval manuscript called L contains all eighteen extant tragedies
by the Greek playwright Euripides. Of these, ten called the “select
plays,” are accompanied in L by ancient commentaries and also
appear in other medieval manuscripts; this group includes some of
Euripides’ best-known works, including the Medea. The other eight,
which appear in alphabetical order, without commentary. The Electra is
one of the alphabeticals.
Which of the following can be reliably concluded on the basis of the
Statements given?

A. Only Euripides’ best-known works are accompanied by ancient
commentaries in extant medieval manuscripts. Too strong
B. The select plays are accompanied by ancient commentaries
because they were the best known of Euripides’ works. Too strong
C. No commentaries were written about Euripides’ Electra in
ancient times. Correct.
D. Euripides’ Medea never appears in medieval manuscripts
unaccompanied by ancient commentary. Too strong
E. Euripides’ Electra does not appear accompanied by a commentary
in any extant medieval manuscript Not True
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I think it's D.
Just wondering, How C can be true? Electra does not have commentaries in manuscript L, but that doesn't mean no commentaries were written at all. Right?
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A medieval manuscript called L contains all eighteen extant tragedies
by the Greek playwright Euripides. Of these, ten called the “select
plays,” are accompanied in L by ancient commentaries and also
appear in other medieval manuscripts; this group includes some of
Euripides’ best-known works, including the Medea. The other eight,
which appear in alphabetical order, without commentary. The Electra is
one of the alphabeticals.
Which of the following can be reliably concluded on the basis of the
Statements given?

A. Only Euripides’ best-known works are accompanied by ancient
commentaries in extant medieval manuscripts.
B. The select plays are accompanied by ancient commentaries
because they were the best known of Euripides’ works.
C. No commentaries were written about Euripides’ Electra in
ancient times.
D. Euripides’ Medea never appears in medieval manuscripts
unaccompanied by ancient commentary.
E. Euripides’ Electra does not appear accompanied by a commentary
in any extant medieval manuscript.


I thought C is very harsh too. I don't think one can assume that absolutely NO commentaries were written about Euripides' Electra in ANCIENT TIMES. If it states that Electra was one of the best plays, and they didn't have a commentary, I might have understood.

I think answer is B, because the Eight which HAPPEN to be the best have commentaries, the rest don't - for this it may be concluded that for this, only the best works had commentaries. A is out because we can't make assumptions about the commentaries about other extant medieval manuscripts.
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sidbidus can we have the answer please?
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OA -->(E)
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A medieval manuscript called L contains all eighteen extant tragedies
by the Greek playwright Euripides. Of these, ten called the “select
plays,” are accompanied in L by ancient commentaries and also
appear in other medieval manuscripts; this group includes some of
Euripides’ best-known works, including the Medea. The other eight,
which appear in alphabetical order, without commentary. The Electra is
one of the alphabeticals.
Which of the following can be reliably concluded on the basis of the
Statements given?

A. Only Euripides’ best-known works are accompanied by ancient
commentaries in extant medieval manuscripts.
B. The select plays are accompanied by ancient commentaries
because they were the best known of Euripides’ works.
C. No commentaries were written about Euripides’ Electra in
ancient times.
D. Euripides’ Medea never appears in medieval manuscripts
unaccompanied by ancient commentary.
E. Euripides’ Electra does not appear accompanied by a commentary
in any extant medieval manuscript.


My personal opinion is to ignore this question. Even though OA is E, you would not see something like this on the GMAT.

I think its way too extreme to conclude that Electra does not appear w/ any commentary in any medieval manuscript.

I don't like any of the answer choices to be honest.
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A medieval manuscript called L contains all eighteen extant tragedies
by the Greek playwright Euripides. Of these, ten called the “select
plays,” are accompanied in L by ancient commentaries and also
appear in other medieval manuscripts; this group includes some of
Euripides’ best-known works, including the Medea. The other eight,
which appear in alphabetical order, without commentary. The Electra is
one of the alphabeticals.
Which of the following can be reliably concluded on the basis of the
Statements given?

A. Only Euripides’ best-known works are accompanied by ancient
commentaries in extant medieval manuscripts.
B. The select plays are accompanied by ancient commentaries
because they were the best known of Euripides’ works.
C. No commentaries were written about Euripides’ Electra in
ancient times.
D. Euripides’ Medea never appears in medieval manuscripts
unaccompanied by ancient commentary.
E. Euripides’ Electra does not appear accompanied by a commentary
in any extant medieval manuscript.


My personal opinion is to ignore this question. Even though OA is E, you would not see something like this on the GMAT.

I think its way too extreme to conclude that Electra does not appear w/ any commentary in any medieval manuscript.

I don't like any of the answer choices to be honest.


I agree with blackbelt - i don't agree with OA, and I don't really like any of the answers...



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