Craft and StructureVery hardPurpose of a text about a composer's legend
Craft and Structure practice question
It is said that the composer wrote the overture in a single night. The manuscript, dated over three weeks, says otherwise, and the story seems to have begun with the composer himself, who liked it better than the truth. The truth, that he revised the piece eleven times, is the more remarkable, and the less often told.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
- A. To correct a popular story about a composer and suggest that the reality is more impressive than the legend.Correct
- B. To describe the overture's music.
- C. To praise the composer for working quickly.
- D. To explain how manuscripts are dated.
Answer: A. To correct a popular story about a composer and suggest that the reality is more impressive than the legend.
Legend corrected, truth preferred.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. To describe the overture's music.
- No description of the music.
- C. To praise the composer for working quickly.
- The text denies that he worked quickly.
- D. To explain how manuscripts are dated.
- The date is used, not explained.
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