Question

The author uses 'ironic' in the third paragraph to point out that

• A. people need social contact rather than isolation to nurture their creativity
• B. institutions created to promote creativity eventually stifle it.
• C. the larger the creative population in a city, the more likely it is to be stifled
• D. Larger bureaucracies and institutions are the inevitable outcome of successful cities

Answer 1

The correct option is B

institutions created to promote creativity eventually stifle it.

The author says that the very institutions that are meant to promote creativity are in fact stifling creativity. This is the ironic statement. Hence we can select option (2) as the answer.