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(C) iron was considered too valuable for use in public buildings

(D) the use of charcoal for refining are produced poor quality iron

14. Iron replaced stone and timber in the building of bridges because iron was considered

(A) more beautiful

(B) new and modern

(C) much stronger

(D) easier to transport

15. The word "it" in line 11 refers to

(A) industrial architecture

(B) internal iron skeleton

(C) stone

(D) strength

16. The word "appeal" in line 12 is closest in meaning to

(A) adjustment

(B) assignment

(C) attraction

(D) attempt

17. The word "spawned" in line 17 is closest in meaning to

(A)Created

(B)maintained

(C)rejected

(D)exposed

18. The word "surpassed" in line 20 is closest in meaning to

(A)imitated

(B) exceeded

(C)approached

(D)included

19. According to paragraph 3, the architectural significance of the Halle des Machines was its

(A)wide span

(B)great height

(C)unequaled beauty

(D)prefabricated units of glass

20. How did the artistic elite mentioned in the passage react to the buildings at the Paris Exhibition?

(A) They tried to copy them.

(B) They ridiculed them.

(C) They praised them.

(D) They refused to pay to see them.

21. It can be inferred that the delayed use of exposed iron structures in traditional styles of architecture is best explained by the

(A) impracticality of using iron for small, noncommercial buildings

(B) association of iron architecture with the problems of the Industrial Revolution

(C) general belief that iron offered less resistance to fire and harsh weather than traditional materials

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