Beethoven- Summit 1

When did Beethoven start playing the piano?

• At about 2 years old
• At about 3 years old 
• At about 5 years old
• At about 4 years old

In the text, Beethoven is described as...

• a gifted pianist and an imaginative composer.
• a boring and passionate musician.
• a music lover and aristocrat. 
• a notorious and brilliant musician.

Beethoven was considered eccentric for..

• his strange looks and behavior. 
• muttering and stamping his feet. 
• writing sonatas for married women. 
• his loss of hearing

After the musician's loss of hearing, his state was...

• imaginative and energetical.
• moody and egotistical. 
• difficult and passionate. 
• energetic and productive. 

What kind of behavior made Beethoven abandon the stage while playing?

• People laughing.

• People crying.

• People talking.

• People complimenting.

The peak of Beethoven's loss of hearing was in his...

• early forties. 
• late twenties. 
• late thirties. 
• early fifties. 

What did Beethoven call his fans when they cried?

• Fools

• Silly

• Dumb

• Crazy

The musician died in Vienna at the age of...

• fifty-nine

• forty-nine

• forty-eight

• fifty-seven