medium · LSAT Logical Reasoning

Pace: No translation can ever capture the music of the original poem. Moving verse from one language into another always sacrifices something essential in its sound. Quinn: On the contrary, some translations improve on the original's music. A sufficiently gifted translator can find effects in the receiving language that surpass anything.

If Pace and Quinn's statements are both accurately reported, which one of the following must be true?

  1. Quinn believes every translation improves on its original.
  2. They use different standards for judging the musical quality of every original poem, including rhythm, meter, and the use of repeated sound patterns.
  3. Pace denies that sound contributes to a poem's identity.
  4. At least one of them is mistaken about whether any translation can equal or surpass its original's music.
  5. Both agree that a gifted translator always preserves every sound effect.

Sign up free to see the explanation and track your rank →

More LSAT Logical Reasoning practice

KomFi: Test Prep Made Easy

KomFi: Test Prep Made Easy — free adaptive practice for GMAT, GRE, SAT, ACT, National Real Estate Exam, Investment Banking, and finance with full explanations.

KomFi Academy is free GMAT prep and personalized GMAT help built as a training platform: 89,613+ practice questions, 30,000+ flashcards, on-demand video lectures, podcasts, and 4K slide decks. Flagship tracks: Free GMAT Prep, Free GMAT Resources, National Real Estate Exam Prep, Investment Banking Prep, Finance Prep, GRE, SAT, ACT, LSAT, MCAT, Financial Accounting, Private Equity, Private Credit, and Quantitative Finance.

Free GMAT Prep & Personalized GMAT Help

What's inside

Topics

View pricing · Read testimonials