Question

unit: applied critical analysis
progress:
the movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer.
read the following quote:
“music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.” victor hugo, french novelist and poet
should this quote be paraphrased or directly quoted and why?
it should be paraphrased because the quote is long and complicated.
it should be directly quoted because the author is an expert on music.
it should be paraphrased because its language is not moving or historically meaningful.
it should be directly quoted because the statement is well - worded.

Explanation:

• Analyze each option:
• First option: The quote is not long or overly complicated, so this reason is invalid.
• Second option: Victor Hugo is a novelist/poet, not an expert on music in a technical sense, so this reason is wrong.
• Third option: The quote's language is poetic and meaningful, so this is incorrect.
• Fourth option: The quote is well - worded (poetic, concise, and impactful), so direct quoting is appropriate to preserve its wording.

Answer:

D. It should be directly quoted because the statement is well - worded.