GeminiHeat wrote:
+1 Kudos to posts containing answer explanation of all questions
1. Author wants the source of " hand-in" portraits. Option A and C provides the same. Option B gives the proportion which does not constitute as the source.
2. Author agrees to a point that "hand-in" was common for elite men.
A. emphasize the
influence of a particular social class on the conventions of eighteenth-century English portraiture - out of scope
B. account for the
origin of a particular type of behavior frequently represented in eighteenth-century English portraiture - out of scope
C. acknowledge a historical basis for
two competing hypotheses about a particular portrait type - out of scope
D.
question the relevance of certain evidence frequently cited in support of an explanation for a particular portrait type - He is not questioning. On the contrary, he agrees to that point. Opposite answer choice
E. concede that one explanation for the prevalence of a particular portrait type has a basis in fact - should be the correct answer