According to the passage, Michelangelo was unable to finish three-fifths of his artworks for which of the following reasons
A. He possessed a deep sense of ambiguity toward his own ideas that caused him to lose confidence in them.
B. He displayed a tendency to work quickly on one project and then abandon it in haste for another.
C. He generally felt a dissatisfaction with the ideals that served as the model for his art works.
D. He frequently felt unable to express his general ideals through a particular art work.
E. A heavy price was exacted upon him as an artist by the process of continual abstraction.
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Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the author's proposed solution for increasing African-American employment
A. Domestic work and apparel manufacturing is increasingly lucrative.
B. The educational requirements in the public sector are on the increase.
C. The immigrant section of the population is increasing its educational level.
D. The private sector is shrinking at a faster rate than the public sector.
E. Government employment has become increasingly more competitive.
In stating that "most compartments remain unidentified, furthermore, giving ample reason for scientific humility" (lines 30-31) the author suggests which of the following
A. Chemists should feel daunted by the limitations of the application of their science.
B. Chemists should recognize that the future of chemistry is not likely to be much more illuminating than its past.
Chemists should exercise caution in creating a chemical that may affect contexts other than the one it was developed for.
D. Chemists should work hard to identify as many new chemistries as possible in order to make their science more complete.
E. Chemists should realize the need for collaboration in attempting to create chemicals less harmful to the environment.
Which of the following statements best summarizes a distinction mentioned in the passage between public-sector employment and those of private-sector employment'
A. Private-sector work involves a lesser degree of immigrant competition than public-sector work.
B. A growing educational level has assisted African Americans find work in the private-sector more than it has done so in the public-sector.
C. Immigrant population gains have benefited workers in the public-sector more than they have workers in the private-sector.
D. Private-sector work often requires less in the way of educational credentials than public-sector work.
E. The private-sector tends to contain stronger ethnic networks than the public sector.
The author implies that the work of Picasso and Braque shifted over the course of their years in that it later came to
A. render unseen objects in a visible manner, thus permitting access to the subconscious of the visual brain
B. portray a variety of visual perspectives simultaneously, displaying many sides of an object
C. abandon and forswear the use of all techniques of lighting and distance in their artwork
D. consciously apply the law of abstraction to their paintings to illustrate an understanding of the visual brain
E. critique the brain's ability to mimic by demonstrating the limits of visual representation