Context: Like any plucked instrument, mandolin notes decay to silence rather than sound out continuously as with a bowed note on a violin, and mandolin notes decay faster than larger stringed instruments like the guitar. This encourages the use of tremolo (rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings) to create sustained notes or chords. The mandolin's paired strings facilitate this technique: the plectrum (pick) strikes each of a pair of strings alternately, providing a more full and continuous sound than a single string would.

Question: What happens to mandolin notes when plucked? 
Answer: decay to silence

Question: Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than larger string instruments?
Answer: faster

Question: What is tremolo?
Answer: rapid picking of one or more pairs of strings

Question: What parts of the mandolin faciliate the tremolo technique?
Answer: paired strings

Question: What is a plectrum?
Answer: pick

Question: What do mandolin notes do rather than decay to silence?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What is another word for tremolo?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What do notes on a violin sound like rather sounding out continuously?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What happens to mandolin notes when not plucked?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Do mandolin notes decay faster or slower than smaller string instruments?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What is trameolo?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What parts of the mandolin don't facilitate the tremolo technique?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question:  What is a slectrum?
Answer: Unanswerable