Chinese Flutes and Bansuri Quiz
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What is the main point of the passage?

  • Returning home after a long absence abroad changes the way one perceives familiar details.
  • The bansuri is a surprising instrument that affects the author deeply. (correct)
  • Listening to any flute draws one into the commonality of all mankind.
  • Each Chinese flute has its own unique fingering and compass.
  • What does the author find surprising?

  • The emotional impact of familiar bansuri phrases after returning home.
  • The detailed fingering and compass of the Chinese flutes.
  • The lack of significance invested in familiar details on previous returns home. (correct)
  • The commonality of all mankind in relation to music and flutes.
  • What is emphasized as the common aspect between music and the human voice?

  • The motive force being living breath and the need to pause and breathe. (correct)
  • The surprising impact of the bansuri on the author.
  • Specific fingering and compass of the flutes.
  • The ability of every flute to weave its own associations.
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