Beehive Chapter 2 Quiz

1. What special ability did Evelyn develop to compensate for her hearing loss?

A) Reading lips
B) Feeling music through vibrations
C) Using sign language
D) Relying on visual cues

2. Who is the author of the chapter "The Sound of Music"?

A) Ruskin Bond
B) Deborah Cowley
C) Anne Frank
D) Isaac Asimov

3. Which prestigious award did Evelyn Glennie receive?

A) Grammy Award
B) Padma Shri
C) Academy Award
D) Bharat Ratna

4. What instrument did Evelyn Glennie want to play?

A) Guitar
B) Violin
C) Drums
D) Piano

5. How did Evelyn Glennie lose her hearing?

A) An accident
B) A genetic condition
C) A gradual loss
D) An illness

6. What is the name of the musician featured in the first part of "The Sound of Music"?

A) Bismillah Khan
B) Evelyn Glennie
C) Amjad Ali Khan
D) Zakir Hussain

7. How did Evelyn Glennie sense music despite being deaf?

A) Through hearing aids
B) By feeling vibrations
C) By watching others
D) Through written scores

8. What did Evelyn's teachers notice about her abilities?

A) She had poor focus
B) She had an excellent sense of rhythm
C) She struggled with music
D) She disliked performing

9. Who guided Evelyn's career as a musician?

A) Her parents
B) Her school teachers
C) Her percussion teacher
D) Her classmates

10. Where did Evelyn perform her first major concert?

A) Royal Albert Hall
B) Carnegie Hall
C) Sydney Opera House
D) Paris Philharmonic

11. What instrument is Bismillah Khan famous for?

A) Sitar
B) Tabla
C) Shehnai
D) Flute

12. In which city did Bismillah Khan grow up?

A) Varanasi
B) Delhi
C) Lucknow
D) Hyderabad

13. What did Bismillah Khan's father do?

A) A court musician
B) A teacher
C) A farmer
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