Question

For each numbered passage, identify which lattered item best states the primary issue discussed in the passage. Be prepared to say why you think your choice is the correct one.1. “It’s clear that the mainstream media have lost interest in classical music. For example, the NBC network used to have its own classical orchestra conducted by Arturo Toscanini, but no such orchestra exists now. 2. One newspaper, the no-longer-existent Washington Star, used to have thirteen classical music reviewers; that’s more than twice as many as the New York Times has now. 3. H. L. Mencken and other columnists used to devote considerable space to classical music; nowadays, you almost never see it mentioned in a major column.” a. Whether popular taste has turned away from classical musicb. Whether newspapers are employing fewer writers on classical musicc. Whether the mainstream media have lost interest in classical music

Answer 1

1c - both the sentence and letter talk about how the media isn't interested in classical music

2b - both the sentence and letter talk about how newpapers no longer have many writers for classical music reviews

3a - both the sentence and letter talk about how music tasks have changed and no longer mention it in the paper.