MCQ Questions
Q.1.
Which keyboard instrument produces sound with quills that pluck metal strings?
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    organ
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    French horn
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    piano
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    harpsichord
Q.2.
The opposite of legato is
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    legato
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    staccato
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    string
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    xylophone
Q.3.
The string family includes which types of instruments?
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    violin
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    French horn
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    the strings are plucked
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    bowed and plucked
Q.4.
Which is an example of pitched percussion?
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    French horn
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    xylophone
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    organ
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    oboe
Q.5.
The "heart" of the orchestra is the _____ section.
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    violin
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    string
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    staccato
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    organ
Q.6.
The instruments of the Western orchestra are categorized into which groups?
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    strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
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    string
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    flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone
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    piano
Q.7.
All of the following are indefinite pitch percussion instruments EXCEPT the
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    oboe
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    piano
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    legato
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    chimes
Q.8.
Which brass instrument dates back to ancient times and was used for religious ceremonies and military signals?
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    True
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    glissando
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    trumpet
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    French horn
Q.9.
The sousaphone is the marching-band adaptation of which instrument?
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    harp
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    True
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    tuba
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    string
Q.10.
A pizzicato effect is created on a string instrument when
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    string
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    bowed and plucked
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    French horn
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    the strings are plucked
Q.11.
The bowed string instrument with the highest range is the
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    violin
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    string
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    glissando
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    organ
Q.12.
The term arpeggio, meaning "broken chord," is derived from the name of what instrument?
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    tuba
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    harpsichord
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    harp
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    piano
Q.13.
Which instruments are members of the woodwind family?
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    flute, oboe, bassoon, English horn, saxophone
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    strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion
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    oboe
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    piano