Question 4.

“No amount of social analysis can account fully for the existence of Michelangelo or Leonardo.” In light of the passage, which one of the following interpretations of this sentence is the most accurate?
A
Socially existing beings cannot be analysed, unlike the art of Michelangelo or Leonardo which can.
B
Social analytical accounts of people like Michelangelo or Leonardo cannot explain their genius.
C
Michelangelo or Leonardo cannot be subjected to social analysis because of their genius.
D
No analyses exist of Michelangelo’s or Leonardo’s social accounts.

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Text Explanation

Let's look at the options one by one.

Option A states that ,"Socially existing beings cannot be analysed, unlike the art of Michelangelo or Leonardo which can." Twisted option. The excerpt from the passage states that "no amount of social analysis is enough for Michelangelo and Leonardo, because they were such vast artists" However other beings could be socially analysed because not everyone is like Michelangelo or Leonardo.

Option C states that ,"Michelangelo or Leonardo cannot be subjected to social analysis because of their genius." This is an entirely wrong option. These artists can be subjected to social analysis, but nothing will do justice to them.

Option D states that ,"No analyses exist of Michelangelo’s or Leonardo’s social accounts.". This is beyond the scope of the pasaage, as nothing has been mentioned about this.

Option B is the correct answer.

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