PrepTest 130, Section 2, Question 22
Passage A In music, a certain complexity of(472 more words not shown)
Passage A(227 more words not shown)
Passage B(253 more words not shown)
The passages most strongly suggest(15 more words not shown)
- Athe theoretical underpinnings(5 more words not shown)
- Bthe nature of(8 more words not shown)
- Cthe impact music(6 more words not shown)
- Dthe most effective(8 more words not shown)
- Ethe influence music(8 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Both writers are trying to explain why listeners respond to music as they do. A discusses interest, emotional connection, and relaxation; B discusses tension, pleasure, and discomfort. I'd expect their readers to be interested in how music affects people, rather than how to compose or teach it.
Working the answers
- A
These aren't instructions or theories about composing music. The emphasis is the listener's response.
- B
Discontinuous sound matters to A's explanation of relaxation, but it isn't the common subject of both accounts.
- CCorrect
Both explore music's effects on emotional states. This captures A's appreciation and relaxation as well as B's tension, pleasure, and negative reactions when expectations aren't met.
- D
Mentioning trained and naive listeners doesn't turn B into a teaching guide. Neither writer offers techniques for teaching novices.
- E
A uses language as an analogy. It doesn't claim music shaped the historical development of speech, and B doesn't discuss language at all.
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