Multiple Choice
When Thomas Hoving,former Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art,first saw a fine scene-painted ancient Greek terra cotta vase,he said,"The first thought that came to mind was [that] I was gazing not at a vase,but at a painting." This is indicative of __________.
A) his great respect for Greek treasures
B) an art world prejudice that places less importance on functional objects
C) the incredible rarity of a signed Greek vase
D) the inferior form of the vase itself
E) the fact that the incredible painting overshadowed the form of the vase
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