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bobbysung

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The melody is presented by
 
  A. the suona, a double-reed instrument similar to the Western oboe
  A. a choir of Chinese singers all singing the same melody in unison
  B. a section of several different sizes of the erhu, a two-string fiddle
  C. several musicians playing the xiao, a bamboo end-blown vertical flute

Question 2

What kind of scale is used most of the time?
 
  A. seven-tone Western scale
  B. three-tone triadic scale
  C. five-tone pentatonic scale
  D. nine-tone octotonic scale



ApricotDream

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A. the suona, a double-reed instrument similar to the Western oboe

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C. five-tone pentatonic scale



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