This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > The Sound Of Music > Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which foreign languages did Evelyn learn? A) French. B) Chinese. C) Basic Japanese. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 2. Who authored the part on 'Evelyn Glennie' in 'The Sound Of Music'? A) R L Stevenson. B) Issac Asimov. C) Katherine Mansfield. D) Deborah Cowley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deborah Cowley. 3. What is the meaning of the word, 'daunting' in the sentence below:It was her first day at the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, and daunting enough for any teenager fresh from a Scottish farm. A) Fulfilling. B) Intimidating. C) Exciting. D) Fun-filled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intimidating. 4. Evelyn Glennie started her music courses in The Royal Academy of Music at the age of ..... A) 15. B) 16. C) 18. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 16. 5. Where did Bismillah Khan regularly go to sing Bhojpuri thaltat? A) Rumpurva Temple. B) To Bihari Temple. C) Durga Temple. D) Jama Mosque. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To Bihari Temple. 6. Bismillah Khan passed away on A) 21$^{st}$ August 2005. B) 20$^{th}$ August 2005. C) 21$^{st}$ August 2006. D) 20$^{th}$ August 2006. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 21$^{st}$ August 2006. 7. Who was deaf in the chapter of The Sound of Music? A) Ron Forbes. B) Evelyn's mother. C) Evelyn Glennie. D) Bismillah Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evelyn Glennie. 8. On which day did Ustad Bismillah Khan greeted the nation with his shehnai? A) January 26, 1950. B) October 2, 1949. C) August 15, 1950. D) August 15, 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) August 15, 1947. 9. What is the other name used to refer 'India' in this chapter(paragraph-12) A) Jai Hind. B) Cord. C) Hindustan. D) Bharat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hindustan. 10. At what age was the first signs of Evelyn Glennie's hearing impairment visible? A) 17 Years. B) 16 Years. C) 08 Years. D) 12 Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 08 Years. 11. Whenever in Benaras, Ustad Bismillah Khan used to practise with A) His father. B) His grandfather. C) His maternal uncles. D) His paternal uncles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His maternal uncles. 12. In which year did All India Radio opened in Lucknow? A) 1947. B) 1949. C) 1938. D) 1955. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1938. 13. Which of the following is NOT something the other nuns complain about while singing about Maria? A) She smells bad. B) She's late for everything. C) She's unpredictable. D) She sings in the abbey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She smells bad. 14. What did King Zahir Shah of Afghanistan gift him? A) Persian Carpets. B) Turkish Ornaments. C) Arabic Pearls. D) African Diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persian Carpets. 15. Where was Ustad Bismillah Khan's maternal uncle's home, which became one of his favorite places on the planet? A) Banaras (Varanasi). B) Dehradun. C) Bombay (Mumbai). D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Banaras (Varanasi). 16. Who was the regular teacher who taught the lessons? A) Human teacher. B) Computer teacher. C) Who teaches. D) Mechanical robot teacher who teaches Margie and Tommy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mechanical robot teacher who teaches Margie and Tommy. 17. The ..... was a 'reeded noisemaker.' A) Shehnai. B) Harmonium. C) Sitar. D) Bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bags. 18. The instrument Shehnai which got its entry in the classical music stage is a A) A Long and broad pipe with some holes. B) A pipe with a natural hollow stem, longer and broader than the pungi with six holes. C) A pipe like the pungi with seven holes. D) A pipe with natural hollow stem, longer and broader than pungi with seven holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A pipe with natural hollow stem, longer and broader than pungi with seven holes. 19. Evelyn learned music from A) Royal Academy of Music in London. B) Royal Academy of Music in Paris. C) Royal Academy of Music in Delhi. D) Royal Academy of Music in New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Royal Academy of Music in London. 20. How much did Evelyn score in the Royal Academy of Music? A) Highest marks in the history of academy. B) Average marks. C) Lowest marks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Highest marks in the history of academy. 21. What did the headmistress advice Evelyn's parents? A) They should shift her to other school. B) They should teach her at home. C) They should withdraw her name from the school. D) They should take her to a specialist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They should take her to a specialist. 22. In how many films has Ustad Bismillah Khan played shehnai? A) None. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 23. How did Bismillah Khan get his big break in 1938? A) Hey Met Ustad Fayaz Khan. B) All India Radio was opened in Lucknow. C) He replaced his maternal uncle Ali Bux. D) He started giving solo performances. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All India Radio was opened in Lucknow. 24. What National awards were conferred to Ustad Bismillah Khan? A) Convex. B) Param. C) Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan. D) Ashoka Chakra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan. 25. Name the author of the chapter The Sound of Music A) Deborah Cowley. B) Anton Chekhov. C) Robert Frost. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deborah Cowley. 26. Which auditorium is named after Bismilliah khan in INDIA A) Tahar mosiquee ustaad bismillah khan. B) Ficeless audience. C) Play house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tahar mosiquee ustaad bismillah khan. 27. What do the children put in Maria's pocket? A) Snake. B) Frog. C) Pine cone. D) Mud. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frog. 28. What news do Dennis and Mac hear on the radio while at the ranch? A) There is a cattle farm that hires young men to work. B) There is a bad disease spreading among people. C) 1000 people are running as fast as they can cross country. D) Food is getting moldy b/c people are not staying at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is a bad disease spreading among people. 29. What does Evelyn confess? That she is ..... A) Blind. B) Workaholic. C) Deaf. D) Claustrophobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Workaholic. 30. Shehnai is played in temples and weddings because ..... A) It is a tradition. B) Its sound is considered auspicious. C) People love its melodious sound. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its sound is considered auspicious. 31. Who encouraged Evelyn to become a percussionist? A) Alex Carey. B) James Colon. C) Sai Karthikeya. D) Ron Forbes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ron Forbes. 32. Who spotted Evelyn's potential in music? A) Her father. B) Ron Forbes. C) Her mother. D) Her friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ron Forbes. 33. Maria was originally going to become what? A) A chef. B) A teacher. C) A governess. D) A supplement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A supplement. 34. Which is the India's highest Civilian award A) The Brain Ratna. B) Padmashree. C) Padma vibhushan. D) Padma Bhushan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Brain Ratna. 35. Ustad Bismillah Khan refused to go to the USA by saying that his student A) Cannot make Ganga flow there. B) Cannot arrange his shows there. C) Cannot recreate Benaras temples there. D) Cannot recreate the atmosphere of Benaras there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot make Ganga flow there. 36. What is Evelyn Glenny's main instrument? A) Xylophone. B) Drums. C) Congress. D) Piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drums. 37. How old was Evelyn? A) Seventeen years. B) Fifteen years. C) Sixteen years. D) Ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seventeen years. 38. Evelyn learnt the music through ..... A) The vibrations and from the resonance of the drumbeat. B) Notes and chords. C) A music teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The vibrations and from the resonance of the drumbeat. 39. Which film director created the movie "Gunj Uthi Shenai" after being inspired by Ustaad Bismillah Khan? A) Srinivas to wear. B) Vijay Bhatt. C) Rohit Shetty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vijay Bhatt. 40. Bismillah Khan refused to go to USA because- A) The shanai had no future there. B) He didn't like the place. C) His love for Banaras and Ganga. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His love for Banaras and Ganga. 41. Till what age was Evelyn Glennie able to hear without being spotted of her diability? A) 11. B) 10. C) 15. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11. 42. Who wrote the inspirational chapter of, "Evelyn Glennie Listens to the Sound without hearing it." ? A) Deborah Cowley. B) Robert Frost. C) Gieve Patel. D) Phoebe Cary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deborah Cowley. 43. What was Evelyn not going to give up? A) Her struggle with deafness. B) Her hope for becoming a great musician. C) Her ambition in life. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. Hostaad Bisillah Khan was honored wit A) Padma Bibhushan. B) West. C) Padma Bhushan. D) Padmashree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 45. Of the following which is Bhismilla Khan's composition A) I came to your rate. B) Don't forget me my God. C) Heart toy broke. D) This is the heart of the heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart toy broke. 46. What instrument does Maria bring with her to the captain's home? A) Flute. B) Tambourine. C) Violin. D) Guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guitar. 47. WHERE DID BISMILLAH PALY THE SHEHNAI ON 15TH AUGUST 1947? A) IN BANARAS. B) AT GANGA GHAT. C) NEAR RED FORT. D) At the. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NEAR RED FORT. 48. In 1991, she was honoured with the ..... of the year award. A) Best musician award. B) The Royal Philharmonic Society's Prestigious soloist. C) Best Percussionist Award. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Royal Philharmonic Society's Prestigious soloist. 49. Which one of these awards was not bestowed upon Bismillah Khan? A) Grammy award. B) Padma vibhushan. C) Padmashree. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grammy award. 50. Evelyn Glennie studied music at A) Grand Academy of Music, Paris. B) Royal Academy of Amsterdam. C) Royal Academy of Music, London. D) Grand Music Academy, Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Royal Academy of Music, London. 51. When did Evelyn's mother noticed that Evelyn was deaf? A) When she was in playground. B) When she was in school. C) When she was in piano class. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When she was in piano class. 52. At what age did Evelyn Glenny start experiencing hearing loss? A) 11 years old. B) 16 years old. C) 17 years old. D) 8 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 years old. 53. "God may have taken her hearing but he has given her back something extraordinary." Who says these words? A) Ron Forbes. B) James Blade. C) Ann Richlin. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Blade. 54. What did Evelyn's parents conceal about her from her teachers and friends? A) Her deafness. B) Her mental retardness. C) Her speaking problem. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her deafness. 55. Who gave Ustad Bismillah Khan his big break in 1938? A) Bombay Presidency Radio Club. B) Indian Broadcasting Company Ltd. C) All India Radio. D) Indian State Broadcasting Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All India Radio. 56. Evelyn Glennie is a famous ..... A) Multi-percussionist. B) Pianist. C) Violinist. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multi-percussionist. 57. How close is her age when the lesson begins? A) 20. B) 10. C) 17. D) 8. E) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 17. 58. Who is a 'shah'? A) Multi-Percussionist. B) Barber. C) King. D) Musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) King. 59. At the age of 14, whose praise did he receive at Allahabad Music Conference? A) Sultan Khan Stadium. B) Ustad Fayaz Khan Sahib. C) Fateh Ali Khan Stadium. D) Investigation Amjad Ali Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ustad Fayaz Khan Sahib. 60. Which award did Evelyn win in 1991? A) Musician of the Year. B) Xylophone Player of the Year. C) Percussionist of the Year. D) Soloist of the Year. 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