The Baroque Period Quiz

Which keyboard instrument was most popular during the Baroque Period?

• Piano

• Synthesizer

• Accordion

• Harpischord

The Baroque Period lasted from

• 2010 - 2090

• 1900-1950

• 1750-1820

• 1600-1750

Which of the following is a famous Baroque composer?

• Bach

• Woof

• Debussy

• Mozart

A fugue is

• where you end a tune in lots of different places

• where you stop a tune in lots of different places

• where you punt a tune in lots of different places

• where you start a tune in lots of different places

What two things were not included in the Baroque orchestra?

• Chairs and women

• Cheese and crackers

• Violins and cellos

• Teeth and gums

Which unexpected person pulled teeth in the Baroque era?

• The barber

• The butcher

• The policeman

• The dentist

Quaver described the Baroque Period as

• very plain

• very fancy

• very dark

• very smelly

On the harpsichord, what device plucks the string to create notes?

• Plastic

• A goose feather

• A small boy

• Teeth and gums

Quaver describes a fast wobble shared with the note above as which fancy ornament?

• Appoggiatura

• Trill

• Turn

• Circle

Which instrument was added to the orchestra at the end of the Baroque Period?

• ostrich

• viola

• frying pan

• clarinet