Music and the emotions

1.     What point does the writer emphasize in the first paragraph?

• how dramatically our reactions to music can vary

• how intense our physical responses to music can be

• how little we know about the way that music affects us

• how much music can tell us about how our brains operate

2.     What view of the Montreal study does the writer express in the second paragraph?

• Its aims were innovative

• The approach was too simplistic

• It produced some remarkably precise data

• The technology used was unnecessarily complex

3.     What does the writer find interesting about the results of the Montreal study?

• the timing of participants' neural responses to the music

• the impact of the music on participants' emotional state

• the section of participants' brains which was activated by the music

• the type of music which had the strongest effect on participants' brains

4.     Why does the writer refer to Meyer's work on music and emotion?

• to propose an original theory about the subject

• to offer support for the findings of the Montreal study

• to recommend the need for further research into the subject

• to present a view which opposes that of the Montreal researchers

5.     According to Leonard Meyer, what causes the listener's emotional response to music?

• the way that the music evokes poignant memories in the listener

• the association of certain musical chords with certain feelings

• the listener's sympathy with the composer's intentions

• the internal structure of the musical composition

6.   Which of the following best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence? Incorrect answer choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

• The music’s feeling comes from unpredictable tension of music caused by expectations that are not met

• The unpredictable tension of music is from the music’s feeling which arises unfinished expectations

• The source of the music’s feeling can be explained as the fulfilling unpredictable expectations

• The suspense od music arises from what we expect out of the music’s feeling

7.   The word "dilate" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to

• close

• open

• change

• see

8.   The word "this" in the third paragraph refers to

• food

• music

• dopamine

• 15 seconds

9.   The phrase “piece” in the fourth paragraph refers to

• a song

• a part of a study

• a key note

• a single pattern

10.            Look at the four squares […] that indicate where the following sentence can be added to the passage

If the music is too obvious, it is annoyingly boring, like an alarm clock.

Where would the sentence best fit?

• A

• B

• C

• D