Question ID:PT20 S1 Q7 Passage:The crux of creativity resides in the ability to manufacture variations on a theme.  If we look at the history of science, for instance, we see that every idea is built upon a thousand related ideas.  Careful analysis leads us to understand that what we choose to call a new theme or a new discovery is itself always and without exception some sort of variation, on a deep level, of previous themes. Stem:If all of the statements in the passage are true, each of the following must also be true EXCEPT: Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:A lack of ability to manufacture a variation on a previous theme connotes a lack of creativity. Choice B:No scientific idea is entirely independent of all other ideas. Choice C:Careful analysis of a specific variation can reveal previous themes of which it is a variation. Choice D:All great scientific discoverers have been able to manufacture a variation on a theme. Choice E:Some new scientific discoveries do not represent, on a deep level, a variation on previous themes.