It would be great to get an explanation here. I selected answer choice E.
RaviJanuary 15, 2019
@franco and @JCarter,
Happy to help! The question is asking us to pick the answer that the music historian's statements most strongly support. Another way of thinking about this question is that we're choosing the answer that would best serve as the conclusion for what's in the stimulus.
Answer A is incorrect because we have no information in the stimulus that tells us about the value of artistic works. We can get rid of this.
Answer B says, "the difficult postwar recording conditions had some beneficial consequences for bebop." This can be supported by the stimulus, as the historian says, "these musicians' beautifully concise playing makes the recordings superb artistic works," also noting that the conciseness of these recordings fostered a compactness that the next generation lacks. This implies that there were some positive things to come out of the recording constraints, and this supports answer B well.
Answer C is incorrect because the stimulus makes no mention of comparing all bebop recordings. This statement is far too strong.
Answer D is incorrect because the stimulus only discusses one facet of music in comparing bebop to the next generation; we don't have nearly enough support from the stimulus to say that the next generation's music was of lower quality. This answer choice is out.
Answer E is incorrect we only have one instance in which conditions forced musicians to record short solos. E is saying that if a musician records a short solo - ->forced to do so by difficult recording conditions. Who knows, musicians could voluntarily choose to record extremely short solos sometimes. This statement is far too strong and can't be supported by the stimulus.
Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any more questions!
