Choose the correct letter, A, B, C or D.

Write the correct letter in boxes on your answer sheet.

1 What point does the writer emphasise in the first paragraph?

Ahow dramatically our reactions to music can vary

Bhow intense our physical responses to music can be

Chow little we know about the way that music affects us

Dhow 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?

AIts aims were innovative.

BThe approach was too simplistic.

CIt produced some remarkably precise data.

DThe technology used was unnecessarily complex.

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

Athe timing of participants’ neural responses to the music

Bthe impact of the music of participants’ emotional state

Cthe section of participants’ brains which was activated by the music

Dthe 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?

Ato propose an original theory about the subject

Bto offer support for the findings of the Montreal study

Cto recommend the need for further research into the subject

Dto present a view which opposes that of the Montreal researchers

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

Athe way that the music evokes poignant memories in the listener

Bthe association of certain musical chords with certain feelings

Cthe listener’s sympathy with the composer’s intentions

Dthe internal structure of the musical composition

Music and the emotions