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