PrepTest 156, Section 4, Question 7
By Brandon Beaver | Published October 29, 2024
Type: Must Be
Difficulty:
Explanations
This isn't an argument—the author isn't trying to convince me of anything, just tell me some fun facts about art. That means I could only be asked a few different types of questions—MBT, MSS, paradox, or principle. I don't see any underlying justifications or mysteries, so it's almost definitely going to be a Must Be True question.
Based on these facts, I know that visual art isn't performative because time plays no role in it.
Turns out to be a Must Be True question, so I'm armed with a great prediction.
Let's go find it.
A
Yeah, totally. Truly visual art is not temporal, whereas performative art is, meaning truly visual art does not require performance—the necessarily temporal component of performative art.
B
No. If anything, poetry is more like music than it is painting.
C
Nah, I have no evidence for this claim.
D
No, this is a trap. The "in order to be understood" bit disqualifies this answer. Our author doesn't specify understanding art as a criterion, so we can't pick this answer, even if one could argue it's implied.
E
Nah, our author doesn't lump all performative art into these categories, they just use these examples.
Passage
A truly visual art form—for example, painting—is one in whic
Question 7
If the statements above are true, then on the basis of them