READING 2 / QUICK QUIZ

Ambition and Practical Opportunity

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1Why is Nolan's pleasure described as intrinsic?A. It comes from the essential activity of making and arranging the art itself.B. It exists only because an outside judge awards a prize.C. It depends entirely on the number of public compliments.D. It is assigned by a sponsor who never sees the work.

2The thoughtful selection gives the exhibition _____ worth considering, even though its artists are unfamiliar.A. secrecyB. certaintyC. meritD. celebrity

3Which proposal is visionary in the passage's sense?A. An imaginative plan for a future network of shared galleries, whose practical details still need development.B. A refusal to imagine any use for the available space.C. A record listing yesterday's visitors without considering future possibilities.D. A routine instruction to place one existing chair beside a table.

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