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- 1. Multiple Choice
Evelyn Glennie is a famous ______________.
multi - percussionist
pianist
violinist
- 2. Multiple Choice
What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight?
She played Xylophone for the first time.
Ron Forbes discovered her potential.
Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time.
- 3. Multiple Choice
At what age Evelyn discovered that her hearing was severely impaired due to gradual nerve damage?
Eight
Eleven
Seventeen
- 4. Multiple Choice
Who spotted Evelyn's potential in Music?
Percussionist James Blade
Her School teachers
Percussionist Ron Forbes
- 5. Multiple Choice
What advice did Ron Forbes give to Evelyn?
see how the fingers move on the instruments
sense through different parts of the body
reading the notes of the music
- 6. Multiple Choice
How did Evelyn feel the vibrations of the drums?
By striking drum sticks hard on the drums.
By leaning against the drums
Higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down.
- 7. Multiple Choice
How much did Evelyn score in the Royal Academy of Music?
Highest marks in the history of academy
Average marks
Lowest marks
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which award did she bag in the year 1991?
Grammy award
Academy of Country Music Awards
Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award
- 9. Multiple Choice
Name the two languages that Evelyn speaks flawlessly in addition to her Scottish lilt.
French and Japanese
French and German
German and Japanese
- 10. Multiple Choice
Apart from the regular concerts, where does Evelyn give free concerts?
schools and colleges
prisons and hospitals
Old age homes
- 11. Multiple Choice
Beethoven Fund is an organization for____________________.
Blind children
physically handicapped
Deaf children
- 12. Multiple Choice
“God may have taken her hearing but he has given her back something extraordinary." Who says these words?
Ron Forbes
James Blade
Ann Richlin
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