Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: The proponents of the Modern Movement in architecture considered that,

3. With respect to the proponents of the Modern Movement, the author of the passage can best be describedas

Difficulty Level:700

Explanation

In questions about the author’s attitude, start by deciding whether the author is broadly positive or negative, and then go from there.

We already know that the author has little use for Modernism or its proponents, so(A) and(B) are too positive, and(E) is too neutral. Meanwhile,(D) goes too far: this is a movement that crashed and burned half a century ago; why would the author engage in the hot emotion of“exasperation” ?(C) conveys the author’s tone best. He has heard the proponents’ arguments but will have none ofthem.

Answer:C