According to the author Tom Wolfe ("From Bauhaus to Our House"), a problem associated with Modern Architecture was that symbolism became so abstracted that only a few people "in the know" understood the meaning of the architecture. Those people "in the know" are referred to as the:.

Cognoscenti.

Explanation:

As the exercise suggests, the people "in the know" are referred to as the cognoscenti. This type of people, not only in the field of architecture, are considered individuals who have superior knowledge of a particular field, be it fashion, art, architecture, etc.

in what process is there a multiple choice answer?

the 2nd option is the answer