PrepTest 116

Incorrect. If anything, the two agree that these reshapings were pretty different, with Pettengill referring to them as radical" reshaping, and Romney calling their "radical" reshaping "revolutionary."

Incorrect. This answer is too expansive for either author to have an opinion on. They both discuss bebop musicians reshaping jazz classics, not the entire genre of bebop.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Argument/Facts

Valid or Flawed:
Flawed/NA

Question Type:
Point at Issue

Stimulus Summary:
P: Bebop musicians radically reshaped jazz classics, proving their disdain for them.

R: Bebop musicians thought those classics were great and they remade them to explore their depths.

Answer Anticipation:
Both authors bring up the same topic—bebop musicians radically reshaping jazz classics. For Pettengill, this was a sign of disrespect, showing the bebop musicians's distaste" for these classics. Romney, on the other hand, thinks that the bebop artists recognized the "compelling, versatile" nature of these songs—the reshaping was a sign of respect. What the remixes say about those doing the remixing, then, is the point at issue between them!

Answer Explanation:
Romney believes this to be true—he states that radical reshaping is a recognition of the compelling and versatile nature of these songs. Pettengill believes that the reshaping shows "distaste" for jazz classics, thus disagreeing with this answer. This is the point at issue between them.

Key Takeaway:
Point at Issue questions are asking you to identify something that exists explicitly in the text, so you can have a pretty solid anticipation for most of these. Take the time to identify the content that both speakers bring up and go from there.

Incorrect. Neither speaker discusses popularity, so this answer is out of scope.

Incorrect. Just because someone radically reshapes a work doesn't mean that it was conservative to begin with. You can remix an avante—garde song!