Which of these musical symbols is a quarter rest?

Which of the following notes receive ½ of a beat?       

What do you call the musical symbol that represents silence?    

What kind of beat is the first beat of a rhythmic pattern or meter?

What do you call the “house” of different musical signs and symbols?

Which of these pitch names is placed on the space of the musical staff?

Which of these musical elements talks about the highness or lowness of a tone?

What do you call the element of music that is made up of patterns of beats?

What do you call the movement of tones wherein the tunes or notes go up in steps?