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Section 21<br />

Practice Test Twelve<br />

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23. If Schumann was a trailblazing composer, why,<br />

according to <strong>the</strong> author, did she write in 1839 that<br />

she no longer thought she had creative talent?<br />

(A) She was compelled by her husband to do so<br />

in order to preserve <strong>the</strong> family's social status.<br />

(B) She was not receiving <strong>the</strong> praise that she once<br />

had.<br />

(C) She had not produced anything of significance<br />

by that time.<br />

(D) She had been influenced by society's view of<br />

women.<br />

(E) She felt she had exhausted her talent in <strong>the</strong><br />

creation of Piano Concerto in A Minor.<br />

24. The description of <strong>the</strong> art song in lines 81-83<br />

primarily serves to<br />

(A) support <strong>the</strong> claim that Schumann's work was<br />

unconventional<br />

(B) introduce a new point of view into <strong>the</strong><br />

discussion<br />

(C) provide an example of Schumann's orchestral<br />

innovation<br />

(D) criticize women composers <strong>for</strong> putting up<br />

with discrimination<br />

(E) suggest that creative inspiration should come<br />

from one's environment<br />

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