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The critical climate following the 1972 São Paulo Bienal appeared to e
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The critical climate following the 1972 São Paulo Bienal appeared to establish ideological commitment as ______ for any sculptor seeking serious recognition, yet ceramicist Lena Voss built an acclaimed body of work entirely free of political content.
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| A. negotiable |
| B. superfluous |
| C. inescapable | D. treacherous | E. obligatory |
| F. contentious |
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Re: The critical climate following the 1972 São Paulo Bienal appeared to e
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C. inescapable and E. obligatory both mean something that cannot be avoided or opted out of — the only quality that makes Voss's apolitical success genuinely surprising.
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Re: The critical climate following the 1972 São Paulo Bienal appeared to e
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The answers are C and E.
The sentence says that after the 1972 São Paulo Bienal, the critical climate seemed to establish ideological commitment as something necessary for any sculptor who wanted serious recognition. However, the contrast comes after “yet”: Lena Voss became acclaimed even though her work was entirely free of political content. So, the blank must mean necessary, required, or unavoidable.
A. negotiable – incorrect. This means flexible or open to discussion, which is the opposite of the required meaning.
B. superfluous – incorrect. This means unnecessary or extra, which directly contradicts the sentence.
C. inescapable – correct. This means unavoidable, which fits the idea that ideological commitment seemed necessary.
D. treacherous – incorrect. This means dangerous or deceptive, which is unrelated to the logic of the sentence.
E. obligatory – correct. This means required or mandatory, which matches the idea that ideological commitment was expected of serious sculptors.
F. contentious – incorrect. This means controversial or debatable. The sentence is not saying ideological commitment was disputed; it is saying it seemed necessary.
The sentence says that after the 1972 São Paulo Bienal, the critical climate seemed to establish ideological commitment as something necessary for any sculptor who wanted serious recognition. However, the contrast comes after “yet”: Lena Voss became acclaimed even though her work was entirely free of political content. So, the blank must mean necessary, required, or unavoidable.
A. negotiable – incorrect. This means flexible or open to discussion, which is the opposite of the required meaning.
B. superfluous – incorrect. This means unnecessary or extra, which directly contradicts the sentence.
C. inescapable – correct. This means unavoidable, which fits the idea that ideological commitment seemed necessary.
D. treacherous – incorrect. This means dangerous or deceptive, which is unrelated to the logic of the sentence.
E. obligatory – correct. This means required or mandatory, which matches the idea that ideological commitment was expected of serious sculptors.
F. contentious – incorrect. This means controversial or debatable. The sentence is not saying ideological commitment was disputed; it is saying it seemed necessary.
