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Fun Quiz Auditory System

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Periodic compressions or vibrations in the air, water or other media processed by our auditory system are called...

a)

Sound

b)

Sound waves

c)

Tone

d)

Tone waves

2.

Which of the following is the characteristic of sound waves that determines how high or low the pitch of the sound is perceived as?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Timbre

c)

Frequency

d)

Prosody

3.

What is the term for the quality of sound that expresses the speaker's emotions?

a)

Prosody

b)

Prodigy

c)

Timbre

d)

Proactive

4.

What is the term for the quality of sound that is determined by the amplitude of sound waves?

a)

Pitch

b)

Prosody

c)

Timber

d)

Loudness

5.

Which part of the inner ear contains the auditory receptors?

a)

Hair cells

b)

Cochlea

c)

Oval window

d)

Basilar membrane

6.

According to which theory, each frequency of sound can only cause a response in one particular area of the basilar membrane?

a)

Frequency theory

b)

Volley Principle

c)

Place and frequency theories

d)

Place theory

7.

What is the theoretical approach that explains the perception of medium frequency sounds (100 - 4000 Hz)?

a)

Place theory

b)

Frequency theory

c)

Volley Principle

d)

Place and frequency theories

8.

The "what" path in the auditory system is located in the:

a)

Posterior temporal cortex

b)

Superior temporal cortex

c)

Inferior temporal cortex

d)

Anterior temporal cortex

9.

Input from the left ear and right ear is received by the cochlear nucleus:

a)

Ipsilaterally

b)

Contralaterally

10.

The difference in perception between the sounds produced by two musical instruments playing the same note is due to differences in the ____ produced by the two instruments.

a)

Timbre

b)

Pitch

c)

Loudness

d)

Frequency

11.

The following are the names of the bones found in the middle ear, EXCEPT:

a)

Malleus

b)

Incus

c)

Stapes

d)

Palatum

12.

The membrane found inside the cochlea that is lined by hair cells is called:

a)

Basilar membrane

b)

Tectorial membrane

13.

Cells that tend to similarly respond to a certain tone will group together and form a tonotopic map.

a)

True

b)

False