Art Prankster Strikes Again

The reader can infer from the Article that __________.

Banksy enjoys watching people discover and react to the mischievous pranks that he pulls off with his artwork.

Which would be the closest synonym for the word flabbergasted, as it is used above?

Confounded

Which of these is a statement of opinion?

If Banksy's in-frame shredder had fully destroyed Girl With Balloon, the buyer would have been right to refuse to accept the shredded painting.

Which passage from the Article best supports the opinion that Banksy puts a great deal of time and thought into his art pranks?

In 2005, he hung an image of a spear-toting ancient human pushing a shopping cart in the British Museum, where it remained for several days before being discovered; and in 2015, he erected a full-scale dystopian theme park—"Dismaland"—by the British seaside.

Based on the Article, the reader can predict that __________.

In the future, friends of Banksy will think twice before putting any paintings he may have gifted them up for auction.

Which is the closest antonym for the word clandestinely, as it is used in the Article?

Publicly

According to the Article, why did the auction of a Banksy painting become an historic event?

The artist had rigged the frame of the painting to destroy the artwork immediately after it was purchased, making it the first work of its kind created live at an auction.

The Article primarily discusses __________.

A prank carried out by an artist named Banksy who partially shredded a painting he had just sold at an auction.