I want to know the answer to the following question:
Which string instrument often played the basso continuo parts?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The key Baroque instruments for strings included the violin, viol, viola, viola d'amore, cello, contrabass, lute, theorbo (which often played the basso continuo parts), mandolin, cittern, Baroque guitar, harp and hurdy-gurdy.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes