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Section 6<br />

176<br />

Practice Test Two<br />

21. The author of Passage 2 might defend <strong>the</strong> 23. The author of Passage 1 would probably interpret<br />

"unnecessary and inexplicable 'interactive' <strong>the</strong> statement made in lines 83-85 of Passage 2<br />

exhibits" mentioned in lines 25-26 of Passage 1 by<br />

("The purpose ... particular phenomenon") as<br />

(A) arguing in favor of learning passively while<br />

confirmation that<br />

being entertained<br />

(A) museums are not encouraging higher<br />

(B) analyzing <strong>the</strong> relative popularity of <strong>the</strong>se<br />

education in <strong>the</strong>ir visitors<br />

exhibits versus that of more traditional<br />

(B) new exhibits are not doing what curators<br />

presentations<br />

have hoped <strong>the</strong>y would<br />

(C) pointing out how inexpensive it is <strong>for</strong><br />

museums to construct <strong>the</strong>se exhibits<br />

(D) mentioning how little such exhibits are<br />

actually being used anyway<br />

(E) presenting <strong>the</strong> results of a study on <strong>the</strong><br />

differing needs of people with different<br />

learning styles<br />

(C) museum visitors must learn a significant<br />

amount of material be<strong>for</strong>e <strong>the</strong>y understand a<br />

museum exhibit<br />

(D) new exhibits are incomprehensible to <strong>the</strong><br />

average visitor<br />

(E) new exhibits have set lower standards <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

understanding of museum visitors<br />

22. The author of Passage 1 might criticize <strong>the</strong> "worthy 24. Both authors would agree that <strong>the</strong> primary goal <strong>for</strong><br />

goal" mentioned on line 72 of Passage 2 with <strong>the</strong><br />

museums should be<br />

argument that<br />

(A) finding new funding <strong>for</strong> museums that lack it<br />

(A) museums should attempt to engage <strong>the</strong> well-<br />

(B) catering to people of different learning styles<br />

educated, not <strong>the</strong> layperson<br />

(C) constructing exhibits that promote active<br />

(B) it is too ambitious in a climate of funding<br />

learning in <strong>the</strong>ir visitors<br />

cuts<br />

(D) constructing exhibits that are useful to<br />

(C) <strong>the</strong>re are more pressing matters <strong>for</strong> museums<br />

specialized scholars<br />

to attend to<br />

(E) designing museum exhibits to be entertaining<br />

(D) museums have been going about accomplishing<br />

it in regrettable ways<br />

(E) curators lack <strong>the</strong> training to enact it<br />

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