The Eiffel Tower

Question

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2017

Which TWO quotations from the text show why artists in Paris disliked the Eiffel Tower?

A. "Yet this tower, a celebrated icon, was initially designed as a temporary structure and received a decidedly chilly reception from many of the most influential artists in Paris" (Paragraph 1)
B. "Paris was home to hundreds of influential artists and writers, and many were horrified by a building they considered ugly and structurally flawed." (Paragraph 4)
C. "Ground was broken for the construction of Eiffel's design, however, and the artists began a public campaign against the tower." (Paragraph )
D. "The Artists' Protest officially commenced with the publication of Protest Against the Tower of Monsieur Eiffel' " (Paragraph 5)
E. "many artists and intellectuals looked down on engineer and their lack of formal training in literature and the arts." (Paragraph 6)
F. "Many artists were taken aback when Eiffel defended his creation in a following issue of Le Temps" (Paragraph 6)

Answer 1

The two quotations that show why artists in Paris disliked the Eiffel Tower are:

B. "Paris was home to hundreds of influential artists and writers, and many were horrified by a building they considered ugly and structurally flawed." (Paragraph 4)

A. "Yet this tower, a celebrated icon, was initially designed as a temporary structure and received a decidedly chilly reception from many of the most influential artists in Paris." (Paragraph 1)

These quotations highlight the artists' negative perception of the tower as ugly and flawed.