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TOEFL Listening Class Unit 2 Passage 11

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89. What is the main topic of the discussion?

Trends in art in the 1930's to the 1950's
Government support for the arts during the
depression
The effect of the depression on artistic style
Government censorship of art during the depression

1. What criticism was directed against the public art
program?

The art was not available to the public.
The artists were too critical of the government.
The art was not realistic.
The art served no practical purpose.

2. What was the student mistaken about?

The number of people involved in the government
project
The cost of the artwork
The style of the art during the depression
The amount of time it took to create the artwork

3. What does the professor suggest that the students do to
learn more about depression-era art?

Write research papers
Look at a book containing reproductions
Go to an exhibit
Visit some local artists

4. What kind of artwork were the depression-era artists
most likely to create?

A documentary about the depression
A post-office mural
An abstract expressionist painting
A self-portrait




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