Idiophones Quiz

What are idiophones?

• Musical instruments that produce sound primarily by blowing into them

• Musical instruments that produce sound primarily by striking themselves

• Musical instruments that produce sound primarily by vibrating air

• Musical instruments that produce sound primarily by vibrating themselves

Which of the following is an example of an idiophone?

• guitar

• drums

• piano

• cymbals

What is the main characteristic of idiophones?

• They produce sound by using electricity.

• They produce sound by blowing air through a tube.

• They produce sound by vibrating their own body.

• They produce sound by striking against each other.

Which of the following is a type of idiophone?

• Guitar

• Piano

• Drums

• Xylophone

Which of the following idiophones is played by striking it with a mallet?

• xylophone

• drum

• piano

• guitar

Which of the following idiophones is played by shaking it?

• guitar

• piano

• drum

• maraca

Which of the following idiophones is played by rubbing a stick against it?

• String idiophone

• Wind idiophone

• Friction idiophone

• Percussion idiophone

Which of the following idiophones is played by scraping a stick along its ridges?

• guiro

• xylophone

• tambourine

• maracas

Which of the following idiophones is played by striking it with the hands?

• guitar

• piano

• xylophone

• hand drum

Which of the following idiophones is played by shaking it and hitting it with the hands?

• maracas

• tambourine

• castanets

• xylophone