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WorksheetsThe Planets by Gustav Holst
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which planet had not been discovered at the time Holst wrote The Planets?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Pluto
2.
Which movement of the planets is based on the mythological Goddess of Love?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Earth
d)
Saturn
3.
Who was President of the United States during the years that The Planets was written?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
George W. Bush
c)
James Madison
d)
Grover Cleveland
4.
What was happening in Europe during the time that The Planets was composed?
a)
WW II
b)
Korean War
c)
WW I
d)
Everything was fine.
5.
Which planet is closest to the Sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
6.
Which planet has a moon named Triton?
a)
Saturn
b)
Neptune
c)
Uranus
d)
Jupiter
7.
Which movement comes first in Holst's suite The Planets?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Venus
8.
Which movement comes last in Holst's suite The Planets?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
9.
Which movement of The Planets is considered a favorite of many listeners?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Mars and Jupiter are both favorites!
10.
During 1916, Holst was writing The Planets. In the USA, the first stop sign appeared in which city?
a)
New York City, NY
b)
Boston, MA
c)
Detroit, MI
d)
Houston, TX
11.
Which planet is larger?
a)
Mercury
b)
Earth
12.
Which planet is almost the same size as Earth, but rotates the opposite direction?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Earth
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