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Craft and Structure practice question
The forgery was ____: it fooled two auction houses, and was caught only when a chemist found a pigment in it that was not made until 1920.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
- A. subtleCorrect
- B. clumsy
- C. harmless
- D. brief
Answer: A. subtle
Two auction houses fooled; found only by chemistry: subtle.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. clumsy
- A clumsy forgery would not fool experts.
- C. harmless
- Not about harm.
- D. brief
- Not about duration.
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