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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge 13 — Test 1

Artificial artists: Reading answers

Answers to questions 27–40 (14 in all), each with why it is right.

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Can computers really create works of art? The Painting Fool is one of a growing number of computer programs which, so their makers claim, possess creative talents.Classical music by an artificial composer has had audiences enraptured, and even tricked them into believing a human was behind the score.Artworks painted by a robot have sold for thousands of dollars and been hung in prestigious galleries.And software has been built which creates art that could not have been imagined by the programmer. Human beings are the only species to perform sophisticated creative acts regularly.If we can break this process down into computer code, where does that leave human creativity?"This is a question…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    What is the writer suggesting about computer-produced works in the first paragraph?

    B: A great deal of progress has already been attained in this field. Multiple choice

  2. 28

    According to Geraint Wiggins, why are many people worried by computer art?

    C: It undermines a fundamental human quality. Multiple choice

  3. 29

    What is a key difference between Aaron and the Painting Fool?

    C: the source of its subject matter Multiple choice

  4. 30

    What point does Simon Colton make in the fourth paragraph?

    D: People tend to judge computer art and human art according to different criteria Multiple choice

  5. 31

    The writer refers to the paintings of a chair as an example of computer art which

    A: achieves a particularly striking effect. Multiple choice

  6. 32

    Simon Colton says it is important to consider the long-term view when

    D: comparing the artistic achievements of humans and computers. Matching features

  7. 33

    David Cope's EMI software surprised people by

    A: generating work that was virtually indistinguishable from that of humans. Matching features

  8. 34

    Geraint Wiggins criticised Cope for not

    E: revealing the technical details of his program. Matching features

  9. 35

    Douglas Hofstadter claimed that EMI was

    C: producing work entirely dependent on the imagination of its creator. Matching features

  10. 36

    Audiences who had listened to EMI's music became angry after

    G: discovering that it was the product of a computer program. Matching features

  11. 37

    The participants in David Moffat's study had to assess music without

    B: knowing whether it was the work of humans or software. Matching features

  12. 38

    Moffat's research may help explain people's reactions to EMI.

    YES Yes / No / Not Given

  13. 39

    The non-experts in Moffat's study all responded in a predictable way.

    NOT GIVEN Yes / No / Not Given

  14. 40

    Justin Kruger's findings cast doubt on Paul Bloom's theory about people's prejudice towards computer art.

    NO Yes / No / Not Given

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