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
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According to the passage, which of the following is true concerning the ability to create abstractions
A. The ability stems from the anatomical center of human's visual brain, whose location has yet to be identified.
B. The ability steadily develops in humans with the gradual acquisition of knowledge.
C. The ability is best categorized as an innate, and therefore unlearned, ability that is rarely improved on over time.
D. The ability to create abstractions is predicated on an enslavement to the particulars of those abstractions.
E. The ability most likely has developed as a response to the limitations of the human memory.
Which of the following best describes the organization of the first two paragraphs of the passage
An argument is made, then complicated through the admission of the argument's limitation.
B. The general nature of a problem is presented, followed a concrete example of the problem.
C. A thesis is stated, and evidence is provided along with an analysis to support the thesis.
D. The method of research in a field of science is explained, than illustrated through a specific case.
E. Two opposing methods of the best means to perform a science are explained, then shown to reconcilable.
The author regards the idea of ambiguity in a work of art as a feature that is
A. invariably unfortunate
B. universally mandatory
C. overly complicated
D. generally unnecessary
E. scientifically revealing
According to the passage, the major reason that the evidence for the cold fusion phenomenon is suspect is
A. no existing theory can explain the evidence produced by cold fusion experiments
B. the excess production of energy associated with certain cold fusion experiments owe primarily to experimental error
C. too many energy-balance measurements have indicated excess energy, instead of evenly distributed experimental error
D. the total input power in cold fusion experiments has been too low to draw solid conclusions about the fraction of excess power
E. scientists too often regard these experiments as proof of "miracles"