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