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Official Explanation
Topic and Scope
Parallels are drawn between the skills required to paint a picture and to conduct a battle.
Mapping the Passage
Para 1 compares painting a picture to fighting a battle, lists two similarities, planning and backup, and discusses planning.
Para 2 explains that practicing art is a great way to become a lover of art.
Para 3 and 4 draws in the analogy of the general and explain the need to study previous masters in war and art.
Para 5 and 6 explain the need to keep reserves in battle and painting.
1. As the author creates the analogy between war and painting in the passage, the Commander-in-Chief is to the battleground as the:
Difficulty Level: 750
Explanation
The Commander-in-Chief is mentioned in the first paragraph, so begin your search there. The author says that the battleground must be inspected and studied. What is the equivalent in painting? The subject being painted. (A) fits the bill.
(A): The correct answer
(B): Distortion. A tempting answer choice that might have required careful thought to eliminate if you hadn‘t chosen (A) outright. The general studies the battleground he fights the battle on, and likewise, the painter studies the subject he paints the picture of. Solid understanding of the metaphor is crucial. Hone this ability by paraphrasing at every opportunity.
(C): Out of Scope. Colours are mentioned in the last paragraphs when discussing reserves, a completely different part of the passage than the one in question.
(D): Out of Scope. While the author mentions art galleries in the context of planning, it has nothing to do with the metaphor of the battleground.
(E): Incorrect, as described above.
Strategy Point:
Pay attention to keywords mentioned in the question to get an idea of where to search in the passage.
2. Following the example of the master Manet, the young Matisse often inserted in his pictures areas of white such as tablecloths or crockery that allowed for striking contrasts with black objects such as a knife or a dark bottle. What is the relevance of this information to the passage?
Difficulty Level: 750
Explanation
A synthesis question testing your ability to evaluate the relevance of a new situation to the author‘s arguments. Zero in on elements of the new situation that sound relevant to the passage. Black and white are mentioned in the final paragraph. Recall that the author argues that black and white make weak impressions when contrasted. However, in the question stem situation, the impression is strong. We‘re looking for an answer that points this out, in other words, one that argues the new situation weakens the author‘s view. (C) fits exactly.
(A): Out of Scope. Not only does the situation not support the author‘s argument, but it has nothing to do with the paragraph on imitation. Don‘t get suckered by the false parallel between Matisse and the author‘s own discussion of great artists.
(B): Opposite. Right on topic, but the new situation does just the opposite to the author‘s claim.
(C): The correct answer
(D): Distortion. While the new situation does weaken the author‘s argument, the author never argues that all great painters take Nature as their subject, asthis answer choice suggests.
(E): Incorrect, as described above.
3. The author‘s statement - "But [the fighting troops], in the absence of high direction, are apt to get into sad confusion, all mixed together in a nasty mess, without order or plan—and consequently without effect" assumes that:
Difficulty Level: 750
Explanation
Yet another question testing your understanding of the author‘s extended metaphor. These will be very common in any passage where unusual parallels are drawn. The quoted statement comes from Para 5; since all of the answer choices mention painting, work through how this part of the metaphor corresponds. The author is arguing that without a reserve, colours, like troops, will be confused and without order and therefore useless. For this to be true, the author must also believe that a painting without order suffers artistically, choice (A). To test an assumption in your practice, use the denial test: If the author does in fact assume X, the argument should fall apart if X is false. In this case, if chaotic painting can have an artistic effect, then the author‘s point about confused troops becomes meaningless. The assumption as it is written is therefore valid.
(A): The correct answer
(B): Distortion. While the colours lack direction, there‘s nothing in the metaphor to indicate the artist resists direction.
(C): Out of Scope. Nothing in the statement is correlated to the author‘s general mental state.
(D): Out of Scope. This answer choice mentions confusion, which is also mentioned in the statement. The relevance stops there, though, as the rest of the answer choice is off-topic.
(E): Out of scope. This doesn‘t have to be assumed by the author.
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