LSAT 127 | Section 1 | Logical Reasoning: Q17

LR Question 17 Explanation

QUESTION TEXT: Curator: Our museum displays only twentieth-century works…

QUESTION TYPE: Must be True

PARAPHRASE:

If a painting is on display in the museum, then:

It is a 20th century painting, AND

it is either on loan from private collectors OR in the museum’s permanent collection.

If it is from the museum’s permanent collection, then it is available as a print in the store. Not all prints are from the collection; for example, Nighthawks is on sale.

ANALYSIS: As always, we can make certain deductions. For instance, some 20th century paintings are on sale as prints (those on display and in the collection).

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1. This sentence describes works which are on display, not those in the store.
2. No. There are some prints that are not on display or part of the collection, and that aren’t necessarily from the 20th century.
3. CORRECT. Yes. “Prints of all the latter works [those in the collection and on display. If a museum is on display and in the collection, it isn’t on loan]” are available in the store.
4. We know nothing about Nighthawks, except that it has prints on sale.
5. It could be on display, if it is on loan from a private collector.

Recap: The question begins with “Curator: Our museum displays only twentieth-century works”. It is a Must be True question. Learn how to master LSAT MBT questions on the LSAT Logical Reasoning question types page.