单选题 "The artificial standard" (Paragraph 4) refers to the difference between standards of judgment for ______.

A、 Realism and Abstract art
B、 Politically oriented intellectuals and museum officials
C、 European art and American art
D、 landscape painting and abstract painting

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】本文倒数第三句：set up an artificial double standard，one for American art，and another for European art，文中提到的an artificial double standard指的是欧洲艺术和美国艺术的评价标准之间的差异。