Beethoven Quiz

The "dun-dun-dun DUUUN! that opens which piece of Beethoven's music is most likely the first orchestral music may people hear?

• Für Elise

• 5th Symphony

• Ode to Joy

• Moonlight Sonata

• Stairway To Heaven

Who acted as more of a family to Beethoven?

• His father, mother and six siblings

• His close friends

• Breuning Family

• His 2 younger brothers and his nephew Karl

In what ways was Beethoven similar to his father?

• Both had a difficult childhood

• Both had a controlling nature

• Both struggled with alcoholism

• Both were musicians

Why did Beethoven never marry?

• He had a controlling nature

• He was too focused on his work

• He had a difficult childhood

• He fell in love with women that were unavailable.

What activity did Beethoven include in his daily schedule that gave him inspiration, or allowed him to be most creative?

• Going to concerts

• Attending parties

• Taking walks

• Playing sports

How did Beethoven capture nature in his 'Pastoral'?

• By writing lyrics about nature

• By incorporating natural rhythms

• By using bird sounds

• By painting landscapes

Why did patrons give artists money, and what did they get out of it?

• To support the arts, and they got recognition

• To promote their own image, and they got exclusive access

• To invest in future success, and they got financial returns

• To control the artist, and they got creative input

How was Beethoven's 9th symphony different from symphonies that had come before?

• It used unconventional instruments

• It had a more complex structure

• It included vocal soloists and a choir

• It had a longer duration

When Beethoven dies he was in the top 5% of wealth in Vienna, but just days before his death he changed his will so that __________ did not inherit everything.

• Karl, his nephew

• 
  Karl von Lichnowsky, his patron

• Countess Anna Maria Erdödy, the immortal mistress

• Julie Guicciardi, his piano student

Beethoven's music can be found almost everywhere including....

• Rock and Pop Music

• Children's Cartoons

• Movies/TV Shows

• Rap Music

• Launched into Space