Free SAT® Practice Question: Inference

Also great practice for ACT® Reading

Today’s free SAT® practice question is a mock Inference Question. It follows the digital SAT® format but is also great preparation ACT® Reading.

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Free SAT® Practice Question

Some modern philosophers argue that artistic value is determined solely by the inherent qualities of the artwork itself, regardless of its historical context or the artist's intentions. In his recent book on ancient Greek aesthetics, Professor Elmore Kern posits that Athenian philosophers held a substantially different view. Kern contends that surviving Greek texts suggest artistic works were evaluated primarily based on how well they represented moral virtues and how effectively they educated citizens about civic duties. To the extent that it indeed represents Athenian thought, Kern's analysis suggests that ______

Which choice most logically completes the text?

A. the Athenians would have rejected the suggestion that art can be properly critiqued without reference to its moral and educational impact on society.

B. the Athenians would have considered modern art critics incapable of fairly judging ancient Greek artworks.

C. the moral messages in Athenian artworks would have rendered them valuable even when their purely artistic elements were of poor quality.

D. similar Athenian artworks created by different artists would have been judged equally unless one had a greater educational effect on Athenian citizens.

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