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1. The loudness of a sound is determined mainly by its
a) amplitude. c) frequency.
b) speed. d) pitch.
2. The word ultrasonic refers to a sound that has
a) a speed faster that 1100 ft/sec. c) a frequency greater than 20,000 Hz.
b) an amplitude greater than 1 mm. d) a loudness greater than 120 dB.
3. If the source of a sound and a listener are moving away from each other, the pitch detected by the
listener is ____________ the pitch of the source.
a) higher than c) lower than
b) equal to d) unrelated to
4. If the source of a sound and a listener are moving towards each other, the pitch detected by the
listener is always _______ the pitch of the source.
a) higher than c) double
b) equal to d) lower than
5. The unit best equipped to measure the human response to a sound's loudness is the
a) Watt per square meter. c) Newton.
b) decibel. d) Hertz (cycle/second)
6. A sound wave can be best described as a
a) transverse pressure wave. c) longitudinal pressure wave.
b) transverse bow wave. d) longitudinal bow wave.
7. Unlike light, sound
a) can propagate through air. c) can propagate through a solid.
b) can propagate through water. d) cannot propagate through a vacuum
8 The hearing frequency range of an average human non-rock star is from
a) 1 to 100 Hz. c) 100 to 1000 Hz.
b) 20 to 20,000 Hz. d) 200 to 20,000 Hz.
9. Assume I set off a nuclear bomb on the moon. I would quickly see the explosion from a spaceship
in lunar orbit, but not hear it, because
a) light travels faster than sound. c) the light is refracted around the moon.
b) there is no air on the moon. d) sound waves don't travel in straight lines.
10. The horn on a standard car has frequency (at rest) of 440 Hz (an A note). You see a car, butit is so
far away from you that you can't tell by looking whether the car is moving towards you, away from
you, or standing still. The car blows its (rather loud) horn, and you hear a C note (512 Hz). What is
the car doing?
a) Moving away from you. c) Not moving at all.
b) Moving towards you. d) There is not enough information.
11. What does label number 8 indicate?
a. the external auditory canal b. the auditory tube c. the semicircular canal
12.The 'external ear' is indicated by label number ...
a. 3 b. 2 c. 1
13.Label number 13 is pointing to the ...
a. eternal auditory canal b. semicircular canal c. auditory tube
14. Label number 18 indicates the ...
a. semicircular canal b. auditory tube c. external auditory canal
15. Label number 12 indicates the ...
a. temporal bone b. cerumen c. elastic cartilage
16.Which label is pointing to the 'internal ear'?
a. 1 b. 3 c. 2
17. Which label is pointing to the tympanic membrane?
a. 15 b. 16 c. 17
18. Label number 19 is pointing to ...
a. the malleus b. the cochlea c. cerumen
19. Label number 5 is pointing to the ...
a. elastic cartilage b. external auditory canal c.
temporal bone
20.Which label indicates the 'middle ear'?
a. 2 b. 1 c. 3
21. The malleus is indicated by label number ...
a. 6 b. 7 c. 10
22. Which label indicates the incus?
a. 10 b. 7 c. 6
23.Label number 16 is pointing to the ...
a. round window b. tympanic membrane c. stapes (in the oval window)
24. Which label is pointing to the auditory nerve?
a. 9 b. 13 c. 8
25.Label number 17 indicates the ...
a. tympanic membrane b. round window c. stapes ( in the oval window)

Answer Key:
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B
6. C 7. D 8. B 9. B 10. A
11. c 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B
16. B 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. A
21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B