The straightforward, non-ironic portrayal of everyday objects is (i)_____ serious American art of the twentieth century: “high” artists surrendered the direct depiction of the (ii)_____ to illustrators, advertisers, and packaging designers.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. missing from | D. beautiful |
| B. valued in | E. commonplace |
| C. crucial to | F. complex |
This two-blank sentence requires logical consistency between both answers.
Blank (i): The second clause tells us that “high” artists ceded (gave up) the depiction of everyday objects to commercial artists. This implies that depicting ordinary things was not part of serious American art. So Blank (i) = missing from.
- “Valued in” or “crucial to” would directly contradict the idea that high artists abandoned this type of depiction.
Blank (ii): The artists surrendered the depiction of objects from everyday life — these are ordinary and unremarkable objects, i.e., commonplace.
- “Beautiful” or “complex” do not match the subject of “everyday objects.”
Correct Answers: Blank (i) = A (missing from), Blank (ii) = E (commonplace).
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