<p>There's this online collegeboard passage about "how government funding affects the arts." It's the one with National Endowment of Arts (NEA). -By the way, it is a double passage.</p>
<p>Question 17)
The final sentence of Passage 2 serves to
(C) suggest that the public should not have to subsidize the art preferred by bureaucrats.
(D) warn of the likelihood of artistic compromise.</p>
<p>The answer is D and I chose it, but while going through the passage once again, I kind of went to asking why C is wrong.
I think the "public" subsidizing art part is correct because the NEA uses taxpayers' money anyways. Line 60 says "public funds."
Is C wrong because of the "preferred" part, since the bureaucrats are "censoring" materials based on the governmental benchmark, not on their own taste?</p>
<p>Question 19)
Which of the following situations would support the position taken in Psg1 and provide examples contrary to the argument in Psg2?
-> The answer includes this statement:
"The most original works of a certain brilliant composer were those commissioned by kings."</p>
<p>I get why this may support Psg1, because the composer was able to produce a great piece of work with the commission money, but I am not convinced that this supports Psg2.
First, "commission" suggests an "order" rather than a good-hearted funding.
Second, the composer didn't produce a work that defied the guidelines of the king.
So I don't see how this choice vitiates Psg2. :(</p>