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to society. The man who died rich, died disgraced, 
Carnegie claimed. Without necessarily agreeing 
with such strictures, Paul Mellon set out to 
redistribute some of his wealth. Both men thought 
that what America needed was culture. Carnegie 
had favoured public libraries and Mr. Mellon 
went for public art galleries.
289- The author points out that Mellon senior 
made the money and that Mellon junior disposed 
of it, ------- .
A) so it is Mellon senior who is to be blamed 
B) but that the achievement of each was equally 
great 
C) which accounts for the tension between the two 
men 
D) but that both men were primarily interested in 
culture 
E) he is therefore very critical of Mellon Junior's 
behaviour 
290- As we can infer from the passage, Carnegie 
was of the opinion that ------- .
A) his father should have been more philanthropic 
B) the capitalist system was not wrong at all 
C) the best expression of a nation's culture was its 
art galleries 
D) the same energy that makes a man rich should 
be employed for the benefit of society 
E) Rockefeller was the first and the greatest of the 
American philanthropists 
291- The author admires Paul Mellon because he 
used his father‘s money ---- .
A) in a generous manner, for the benefit of the 
society at large 
B) and he had the same business skills 
C) to make those who had worked for his father 
happy 
D) to set up new businesses all over the world and 
increase his wealth 
E) rather more extravagantly than even Carnegie 
had ever dreamed of 
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paintings. Venetian architecture reflects the 
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