Questions 1-3
Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.
Write your answers in boxes 1-3
on your answer sheet.
1. The porcelain created in 1793 is mentioned as an example of?
2. What does Delacroix’s 1824 painting depict?
3. Gradually, artists began to blur the distinctions between….
The answer is (D). The question asks about the porcelain created in 1793 and what it is mentioned as an example of. In the fifth paragraph, it says, "the book helped to make men and women aware of the beauty of certain animals, as we can see in a service of Sèvres porcelain created in 1793, where the decorative motifs are taken from the birds drawn by de Buffon." This means the porcelain is used as an example of the influence of Buffon’s Histoire Naturelle, making (D) the correct answer.
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the book helped to make men and women aware of the beauty of certain animals, as we can see in a service of Sèvres porcelain created in 1793, where the decorative motifs are taken from the birds drawn by de Buffon.
The answer is (C). The question asks what Delacroix’s 1824 painting depicts. In the seventh paragraph, it says, "in 1824, the year Delacroix shows two horses killed in battle, man’s attitude towards the senseless slaughter of beautiful creatures shifts towards compassion." This makes (C) the correct answer because the painting is about a battle scene resulting in the brutal death of two horses.
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in 1824, the year Delacroix shows two horses killed in battle, man’s attitude towards the senseless slaughter of beautiful creatures shifts towards compassion.
The answer is (A). The question asks what the artists began to blur the distinction between. In the last sentence of the last paragraph, it says, "All these artists emphasized the physical and emotional resemblances between animals and human beings." Also, the first sentence of the final paragraph says, "Gradually, the distinctions between animal and human became unclear for artists." This makes (A), animal emotions and human emotions, the correct answer.
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Gradually, the distinctions between animal and human became unclear for artisits. All these artists emphasized the physical and emotional resemblances between animals and human beings.
Questions 4-11
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage? In boxes 4-11 on your answer sheet, write
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this.
The answer is FALSE. The statement says the London exhibition displays modern paintings of beautiful animals, but in the first paragraph it is clear the exhibition traces the history of animal painting in Europe from anatomically inaccurate to highly sentimental, not modern paintings. There is no mention that only modern paintings are displayed or that the focus is simply on beautiful animals; instead, it covers a historical evolution.
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A new exhibition in London traces the history of animal painting in Europe from the anatomically inaccurate to the highly sentimental.
The answer is TRUE. It states in the second paragraph, “For an accurate depiction of a giraffe, Europeans had to wait until 1827 and the arrival of the first living specimen,” which means that before 1827 there were no accurate giraffe paintings in Europe.
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For an accurate depiction of a giraffe, Europeans had to wait until 1827 and the arrival of the first living specimen, when the Swiss artist Jacques-Laurent Agasse painted his lovely study.
The answer is TRUE. In the third paragraph, "In 1740, almost 600 species of animals were known to science. One hundred years later, the number had risen to 2,400." This directly shows the increase in knowledge of animals in the 18th century.
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In 1740, almost 600 species of animals were known to science. One hundred years later, the number had risen to 2,400, including many that are familiar to most children today, such as the ostrich, rhino, orangutan, and buffalo.
The answer is NOT GIVEN. While the passage mentions animals being brought from Africa and other places like the South Seas and India, there is no information stating most exotic animals sent to wealthy Europeans were specifically from Africa. The origin is not quantified or emphasized as being Africa more than elsewhere.
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the scientist, and adventurer François Levelland had recently brought back from South Africa. as more and more species of animals, birds, fish, and insects were identified and brought back from the South Seas, Africa, and India.
The answer is TRUE. The passage in the fourth paragraph says: “Kings and princes had their own menageries, a collection of exotic animals. Wealthy collectors also had menageries; They acquired rare birds, fish, and mammals ... and added them to their cabinets of curiosities.” This supports the statement that exotic animals sent to Europe usually lived in the menageries of wealthy families.
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Kings and princes had their own menageries, a collection of exotic animals. Wealthy collectors also had menageries; They acquired rare birds, fish, and mammals (shown side-by-side with two-headed calves and fake dragons) and added them to their cabinets of curiosities.
The answer is FALSE. In the sixth paragraph, it says, "Almost 15 years before Jean-Baptise Greuze painted a picture of a young girl mourning her pet sparrow (1765), William Hogarth published his series of prints, the “Stages of Cruelty,” showing how the mistreatment of animals inevitably leads to the devaluing of all forms of life, including human." So it was Hogarth, not Greuze, who claimed mistreatment of animals leads to the devaluing of human life.
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Almost 15 years before Jean-Baptise Greuze painted a picture of a young girl mourning her pet sparrow (1765), William Hogarth published his series of prints, the “Stages of Cruelty,” showing how the mistreatment of animals inevitably leads to the devaluing of all forms of life, including human.
The answer is TRUE. In paragraph six, it says, "When artist Jean-Baptise Oudry depicted animals killed by hunters in the 1740s, he was simply painting a symbol of luxury. At that time, fresh meat was available only to the well-off, while poor peasants ate bread. His lavish paintings were considered suitable for the dining rooms of the nobility because no one then expressed the slightest ethical or moral hesitation about hunting and killing the rabbit, deer, and boar for the table, or about slaughtering such vermin as foxes and wolves." This means paintings of dead animals were a sign of wealth and success.
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When artist Jean-Baptise Oudry depicted animals killed by hunters in the 1740s, he was simply painting a symbol of luxury. At that time, fresh meat was available only to the well-off, while poor peasants ate bread. His lavish paintings were considered suitable for the dining rooms of the nobility because no one then expressed the slightest ethical or moral hesitation about hunting and killing the rabbit, deer, and boar for the table, or about slaughtering such vermin as foxes and wolves.
The answer is NOT GIVEN. There is no information in the passage about most artists believing some animals are more valuable than others. While the text discusses shifting attitudes toward animals and emotional likenesses between animals and humans, it does not address the value artists place on different animals.
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Questions 12-14
Complete each sentence with the correct ending
A-F from the box below.
Write the correct letter
A-F in boxes 12-14 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
- has an identical purpose to that of another work of art.
- portrays the feelings creatures can have towards humans.
- depicts similarities between creatures and people.
- contrasts animal behaviour with human behaviour.
- makes a moral point about human behaviour.
- shows a human’s feelings for a creature.
The answer is (E). The question matches Hogarth’s series of prints to the correct ending. In paragraph seven, it says, "William Hogarth published his series of prints, the 'Stages of Cruelty,' showing how the mistreatment of animals inevitably leads to the devaluing of all forms of life, including human." This means Hogarth’s prints make a moral point about human behaviour, which corresponds to (E).
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William Hogarth published his series of prints, the “Stages of Cruelty,” showing how the mistreatment of animals inevitably leads to the devaluing of all forms of life, including human.
The answer is (A). The question asks about Delacroix’s 1824 painting and its identical purpose to another work of art. In paragraph eight, it says: “Delacroix’s little masterpiece pierces the heart, whereas a recent memorial unveiled in London to remember animals killed in war leaves the viewer cold. However, the moral impulse behind the creation of both works is exactly the same.” This shows that Delacroix’s painting has an identical purpose to another work of art.
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However, the moral impulse behind the creation of both works is exactly the same.
The answer is (C). The question is about Landseer’s pair of paintings “High Life and Low Life.” In the last paragraph, it says, "When Edwin Landseer in 'High Life and Low Life' contrasts a mongrel guard dog with a deerhound, the animals are surrogates for their absent masters, a butcher and a nobleman. All these artists emphasized the physical and emotional resemblances between animals and human beings." This means the paintings depict similarities between creatures and people, which is (C).
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When Edwin Landseer in “High Life and Low Life” contrasts a mongrel guard dog with a deerhound, the animals are surrogates for their absent masters, a butcher, and a nobleman. All these artists emphasized the physical and emotional resemblances between animals and human beings.
