1.

The author implies that writers are...

A. incompetent businessmen.
B. not sufficiently paid for their work.
C. greedy.
D. hucksters.
E. profiting against their will.

2.

A possible title that best expresses the meaning of the passage would be...

A. The Man of Letters as a Man of Business.
B. Literature and the Arts.
C. Progress in Literature.
D. Poets and Writers.
E. The State of the Arts.

3.

The author laments the fact that Tennyson, Longfellow, and Emerson...

A. wrote mystical poems.
B. had to sell their poetry.
C. were not appreciated in their time.
D. were prolific poets.
E. wrote emotional poetry.

4.

The passage states that authors such as Tennyson "submitted to the conditions which none can escape." What conditions is the author of the passage referring to?

A. An unappreciative audience.
B. A materialistic society.
C. The fact that writers had to sell their work to survive.
D. Authors wrote for an esoteric audience.
E. Authors wrote what the public wanted.

5.

According to the author, Lord Byron...

A. refused payment for his work.
B. combined business with literature.
C. did not copyright his work.
D. was well known in the business community.
E. founded a school for aspiring writers.

6.

The author of the passage implies that...

A. society should subsidize artists and writers.
B. writers should rebel against the business system.
C. more writers should follow the example set by Lord Byron.
D. writers should not attempt to change society.
E. writers should only accept remuneration providing them with a basic standard of living.

7.

The author of the passage proposes that writers and artists...

A. make the best out of a bad situation.
B. attempt to induce society to change its values.
C. withhold their work until they gain recognition.
D. adopt the principles of commercialism.
E. adopt the value system of society.

8.

By accepting payment for works of literature or art, its creators are:
I. writing and painting solely for monetary gain
II. justifying the practice of art
III. exchanging their work for remuneration

A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
E. I, II, and III