Question ID:PT36 S1 Q26 Passage:In the paintings by seventeenth-century Dutch artist Vermeer, we find several recurrent items:  a satin jacket, a certain Turkish carpet, and wooden chairs with lion's-head finials. These reappearing objects might seem to evince a dearth of props. Yet we know that many of the props Vermeer used were expensive. Thus, while we might speculate about exactly why Vermeer worked with a small number of familiar objects, it was clearly not for lack of props that the recurrent items were used. Stem:The conclusion follows logically if which one of the following is assumed? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:Vermeer often borrowed the expensive props he represented in his paintings. Choice B:The props that recur in Vermeer's paintings were always available to him. Choice C:The satin jacket and wooden chairs that recur in the paintings were owned by Vermeer's sister. Choice D:The several recurrent items that appeared in Vermeer's paintings had special sentimental importance for him. Choice E:If a dearth of props accounted for the recurrent objects in Vermeer's paintings, we would not see expensive props in any of them.