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