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I Section 2
Practice Test Twelve
16. The first paragraph of the passage suggests that for
the majority of bourgeois women, their increased
participation in music in the 19th century was
(A) consistent with their traditional roles in the
family
(B) burdensome since they were now obliged to
become involved
(C) groundbreaking in that women had not
become professional musicians before
(D) discouraged by men because playing as an
amateur was socially inappropriate
(E) justified, considering that women had shown
talent equal to men's in music
17. The statement that the "advice and support of
a man was still a necessity" (lines 36-37) for a
woman musician, no matter how talented she was,
suggests primarily that women musicians
(A) were more emotionally fragile than their male
counterparts
(B) accepted the fact that they had little experience
in making decisions
( C) were as critical of themselves as the men in
the family were of them
(D) generally conformed to accepted norms of
behavior
(E) did not need ability so long as they were well
connected
· 18. In the third paragraph (lines 39-59), the author
presents evidence to show that
(A) the perception of women in society can be
altered
(B) women had an indirect influence on 18thcentury
philosophy
(C) 19th-century beliefs about women were longstanding
and firmly rooted
(D) chauvinism was even more rampant in the
18th century than in later centuries
(E) the role of great intellectuals is to point out
society's faults
19. In line 48, "sensibility" most nearly means
(A) aptitude
(B) direction
( C) thoughtfulness
(D) practicality
(E) knowledge
20. The quotation from Campe (lines 55-59) suggests
that he thought women
(A) did not have the ability to compose
(B) had too many domestic responsibilities
( C) could balance the demands of home and
career
(D) ought to concentrate their efforts in a single
area
(E) should not neglect domestic duties in favor of
music
21. The fourth paragraph (lines 60-75) suggests that
one reason women musicians suffered internal
conflicts about performing and composing was the
(A) level of intensity required in order to succeed
(B) potential disapproval from other women
( C) supportive opinions of their contemporaries
(D) fierce competition from male colleagues
(E) lack of confidence exhibited by their idols
22. The author most likely includes the example of
Clara Schumann in order to
(A) illustrate the typical achievements of 19thcentury
women musicians
(B) prove that 19th-century women did compose
music
(C) show what 19th-century women had to overcome
to be creative musicians
(D) show that it was a woman who developed
orchestral works as a genre
(E) suggest that women musicians were justified
in neglecting their families
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