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 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did Evelyn Glenny learn to sense different notes? A) By reading sheet music. B) By feeling vibrations in different parts of her body. C) By watching people's lips. D) By listening carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By feeling vibrations in different parts of her body. 2. What was the name of Bismillah's father? A) Ali bux. B) Zahir Bux. C) Rasool Bux. D) Prophet books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prophet books. 3. Which award did she bag in the year 1991? A) Grammy award. B) Academy of Country Music Awards. C) Royal Philharmonic Society's prestigious Soloist of the Year Award. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Royal Philharmonic Society's prestigious Soloist of the Year Award. 4. Where did Evelyn tour with her youth Orchestra? A) GERMANY. B) UK. C) USA. D) FRANCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UK. 5. Evelyn can feel the sound passing up the stick into her finger tips when she plays A) The violin. B) The drums. C) The Xylophone. D) The guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Xylophone. 6. True or False:This movie is based on a true story A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. How many holes does a shehnai has on its body A) 6. B) 9. C) 8. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 8. What part of her career is most important to Evelyn Glennie? A) Public concerts. B) Concerts in prisons and hospitals. C) Learning new languages. D) Classes for young musicians. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Classes for young musicians. 9. The captain receives a letter stating that he must immediately report to join which military branch of the Third Reich? A) Army. B) Navy. C) Coast Guard. D) Air Force. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Navy. 10. What would earn a big laddu weighing 1.25 kg for Bismillah Khan? A) His performance in gilli-danda. B) Hij Racital of The Bhojpuri 'Chaita'. C) His practice at the banks of Ganga. D) Is inventing new ragas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hij Racital of The Bhojpuri 'Chaita'. 11. What is the name of Ustad Bismillah Khan's maternal uncle? A) Ali bux. B) Soma Ghosh. C) Ustad Fayaz Khan. D) Nayyar Hussain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ali bux. 12. What was Ustad Bismillah Khan's birth name? A) Ashfak Ahmed. B) Qamaruddin Khan. C) Ali bux. D) Meerullah naturally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Qamaruddin Khan. 13. Apart from Bismillah Khan what else, was he called out of love by the people? A) Nawab. B) Maharaja. C) Khansab. D) Sahabzaade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khansab. 14. Evelyn's mother realized that she was short of hearing when Evelyn was A) 11 years old. B) 08 years old. C) 12 years old. D) 14 years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 08 years old. 15. The word 'shehnai' is a combination of which two words? A) Emperor + New. B) Emperor + Noise. C) Emperor + Nine. D) Emperor + Barber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emperor + Barber. 16. When did Bismillah khan get his big break A) 1938. B) 1954. C) 1916. D) 1983. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1938. 17. This is the Mosquee Usqueed Bismage Khan audiotorium as she sites: A) Behrin. B) Osaka. C) Montreal. D) Teheran. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teheran. 18. What does Mother Abbess tell Maria to convince her to return to the von Trapp family home, right before she sings "Climb Every Mountain?" A) Maria is better at being a governess than a nun. B) The von Trapp family is rich. C) She should live the life she was born to live. D) They don't want her in the abbey anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She should live the life she was born to live. 19. Who gets the credit to bring the shehnai onto the classical stage? A) Anant Lal. B) Bhaskar Nath. C) Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan. D) Ustad Bismillah Khan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ustad Bismillah Khan. 20. How did her teachers react to her wish to play xylophone A) Scolded. B) Discouraged. C) Encouraged. D) Applauded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discouraged. 21. When Bismillah Khan stayed in Mumbai he missed two things badly. Those two things are- A) Village and family. B) Benaras and the plains. C) The Ganga and the fields. D) Benaras and the Ganga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benaras and the Ganga. 22. Who spotted Evelyn's potential and encouraged her to pursue music? A) Roy Branson. B) Ray Jackson. C) Roy Fraser. D) Ron Forbes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ron Forbes. 23. How many children does the captain have? A) Eight. B) Four. C) Seven. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seven. 24. What is the meaning of the word, 'jostle' in the sentence below? Rush hour crowds jostle for position on the underground train platform. A) Become happy for no apparent reason. B) Stand in a single file to enter. C) Push, elbow or bump against someone roughly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Push, elbow or bump against someone roughly. 25. Who found the real book? A) Tommy. B) Margie. C) Mrs. Jones. D) County Inspector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tommy. 26. How does Evelyn hear music? By sensing the vibrations throughI) her skinII) cheekbonesIII) hairIV) fingertipsV) bare feetVI) hearing aid A) I, II and III only. B) I, II, III and IV only. C) I, II, III, IV and V only. D) I, II, III, IV, V and VI. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I, II, III, IV and V only. 27. This is the Mosquee Usqueed Bismage Khan audiorium she site A) Osaka. B) Teheran. C) Monteral. D) Behrin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Teheran. 28. In which year, was she presented with the Royal Philharmonic Society's prestigious Soloist of the Year award? A) In 1994. B) In 1991. C) In 1993. D) In 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In 1991. 29. Where did he play his newly discovered music instrument for the first time? A) In the Shah's chamber. B) Before the public. C) In the open court. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Shah's chamber. 30. What did one of his students in the U.S.A. want him to do? A) Compose a song for his film. B) To open a school in USA. C) To tach Him Shehnai. D) To head a Shehnai school in the U.S.A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To head a Shehnai school in the U.S.A. 31. What is the meaning of intriguing? A) Fascinating. B) Bold and Happy. C) Curious. D) Both 1 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 1 and 3. 32. Two sounds can be differentiated by the difference in A) Frequency only. B) Loudness only. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 33. How old was Evelyn when they first realized about her deafness? A) 9. B) 11. C) 10. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8. 34. Which qualities do we learn from Evelyn Glennie?I) DeterminationII) Hard-workIII) Humility A) Only I. B) Only I and II. C) Only II and III. D) I, I, II of III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, I, II of III. 35. When and where is shehnai played? A) In temples. B) In weddings. C) On auspicious occasions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 36. What instrument did Emperor Aurangzeb ban? A) Bags. B) Xylophone. C) Drums. D) Shehnai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bags. 37. Which Raag did Bismillah Khan play on August 15th 1947? A) Ragi malhar. B) Rape Deepak. C) Raag Kafi. D) Raga cloud. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Raag Kafi. 38. In which country is the movie set? A) Austria. B) England. C) France. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austria. 39. Evelyn Glennie was from A) Ireland. B) Scotland. C) Wales. D) Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scotland. 40. Which ones are true?Evelyn GlennieI) has mastered about twenty instruments.II) has hectic schedule.III) is most sought-after percussionist. A) Only I. B) Only I and II. C) Only II and III. D) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only II and III. 41. Bismillah Khan's first trip abroad was to ..... A) Afghanistan. B) U.S.A. C) Canada. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Afghanistan. 42. Which other two languages did Evelyn master? A) English and Russian. B) Urdu and no. C) Swahili and Mandarin. D) French and Japanese. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) French and Japanese. 43. At what age did she become fully deaf? A) 11 years. B) 5 years. C) 8 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11 years. 44. Evelyn is a true inspiration to ..... A) The poor. B) The handicapped. C) Little children. D) Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The handicapped. 45. Who does Evelyn Glenny give inspiration to? A) Classical musicians. B) Handicapped people. C) Millions of people. D) Deaf children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deaf children. 46. When was ustad bismillah khan born? A) 5 October 1930. B) 21st March 1916. C) 1 April 1940. D) 11 December 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21st March 1916. 47. What does Evelyn admit? A) She is respected. B) She will change. C) She is a workaholic. D) She is Determined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is a workaholic. 48. What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight? A) She played Xylophone for the first time. B) Ron Forbes discovered her potential. C) Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time. 49. The Sound of Music was written by: A) Bon Jovi. B) Rodgers and Hammerstein. C) Ludwig Van Beethoven. D) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rodgers and Hammerstein. 50. This is the Mosquee of Usqueed Bismage Khan audios that she sites: A) (a) Montreal. B) (c) Teheran. C) (b) osaka. D) D) Bahrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (c) Teheran. 51. Why does Maria leave the family to return to the abbey? A) She hates the children. B) The house is too small for her. C) She is afraid of falling in love with the captain after the baroness points out their attraction. D) She doesn't like Captain von Trapp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is afraid of falling in love with the captain after the baroness points out their attraction. 52. What award did Evelyn Glenny receive in 1991? A) Beethoven Fund for Deaf Children. B) Royal Philharmonic Society's Soloist of the Year. C) Master Percussionist. D) Royal Academy of Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Royal Philharmonic Society's Soloist of the Year. 53. Where was Bismillah khan born? A) Patna. B) Rajasthan. C) Uttar Pradesh. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bihar. 54. Who is the writer of the feature The Sound Of Music A) Isac Astimov. B) R L Stevenson. C) Katherine Mansfield. D) Deborah Cowley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deborah Cowley. 55. What was Evelyn Glenny's first instrument of interest? A) Xylophone. B) Piano. C) Drums. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Xylophone. 56. During which song at the festival does the family leave and eventually escape? A) So Long, Farewell. B) Edelweiss. C) Maria. D) Do Re Mi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So Long, Farewell. 57. At what age did Evelyn Glennie decided to make music her life? A) 17 Years. B) 12 Years. C) 16 Years. D) 08 Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16 Years. 58. What can you tell about Bismillah Khan based on his decision to remain in India during the partition? A) He is loyal to his country. B) He is very fond of India and its traditions. C) He loves his hometown very much. D) He is emotionally and musically attached to River Ganga and refuses to stay away from the holy river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He loves his hometown very much. 59. Vibrations of frequency between 20Hz to 20, 000Hz are called A) Ultrasonic waves. B) Infrasonic waves. C) Sonic waves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sonic waves. 60. What was Evelyn most interested in? A) Guitar. B) Piano. C) Drums. D) Xylophone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Xylophone. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 1Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 2Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 4Class 9 English Chapter 2 The Sound Of Music Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books