A) A string instrument
B) A percussion instrument
C) A brass instrument
D) A wind instrument
- 2. Which family of instruments does the violin belong to?
A) Brass
B) Percussion
C) String
D) Woodwind
- 3. What technique involves rapidly moving the bow back and forth on the strings?
A) Pizzicato
B) Legato
C) Staccato
D) Tremolo
- 4. Which composer wrote 'The Four Seasons', a famous piece for violin?
A) Ludwig van Beethoven
B) Johann Sebastian Bach
C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
D) Antonio Vivaldi
- 5. Which technique involves plucking the strings with the fingers instead of using the bow?
A) Legato
B) Pizzicato
C) Vibrato
D) Arco
- 6. What is the name of the piece that a soloist may play to showcase their abilities with the violin?
A) Symphony
B) Overture
C) Concerto
D) Sonata
- 7. What technique involves playing two notes at the same time by stopping two strings with one finger?
A) Glissando
B) Tremolo
C) Double stop
D) Harmonics
- 8. Which famous violin maker is known as the 'father of the modern violin'?
A) Niccolò Amati
B) Antonio Stradivari
C) Andrea Amati
D) Guarneri del Gesù
- 9. Which term refers to the technique of sliding smoothly between two notes on the violin?
A) Tremolo
B) Glissando
C) Portamento
D) Staccato
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