History of Guitars

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson
Download our mobile app to listen on the go
Get App

Questions and Answers

What does the Indo-European stem 'guit-' mean?

  • chord
  • string
  • music (correct)
  • instrument

What is the common root found in the word 'sitar'?

  • string-
  • music-
  • guit-
  • -tar (correct)

For how many years have guitar-like instruments been in existence?

  • 1,000 years
  • 3,000 years
  • 10,000 years
  • 5,000 years (correct)

When did the earliest instruments resembling modern acoustic guitars emerge?

<p>500 years ago (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about early stringed instruments?

<p>They often lacked some parts of modern guitars (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between some early stringed instruments and the lute?

<p>They have some common features (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the date of the oldest existing six-string guitar?

<p>1779 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who made the oldest existing six-string guitar?

<p>Gaetano Vinaccia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is uncertain about early guitars?

<p>Their exact date of origin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the majority of early stringed instruments?

<p>They were often simple instruments (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards are hidden until you start studying

More Like This

Gitar Tarihi Quizi
5 questions

Gitar Tarihi Quizi

HilariousForesight avatar
HilariousForesight
Fender Stratocaster Guitar Quiz
30 questions
History of Electric Guitars
62 questions

History of Electric Guitars

FragrantFactorial8848 avatar
FragrantFactorial8848
Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser