Multiple Choice Questions

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