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WorksheetsThe Romantic Period
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which words describe the Romantic Period?
simplicity & order
dreamy & ethereal
drama & emotion
fancy & gaudy
What are the dates of the Romantic Period?
1450-1600
1600-1750
1750-1820
1820-1910
Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War which was also during the Romantic Period in Europe?
George Washington
John Adams
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Which painter was born during the Romantic Period and cut off his ear later in life?
da Vinci
Rembrandt
VanGogh
Picasso
What was the fashion for men like in the Romantic era?
Long coats & enormous sideburns
Tie-dye t-shirts & sweats
Suit & tie
Wigs and leggings
What means of transportation basically left horses "in the dust" during the Romantic Period?
Steam boats
Steam trains
Both A&B
None of the above
Alfred Nobel (whose name bears the Nobel Peace Prize) experimented with _______________ during the Romantic Period & eventually invented the ___________ cap.
explosives; blasting
gasoline; gas
baseball; ball
tires; hub
The MUSIC of the Romantic Period had both ________________ and _____________ dynamics more than any period before.
very fast & very slow
very hot & very cold
very high & very low
very soft & very loud
Everything about the Romantic Period was _______!
less
more
condensed
shrunk
Which composer ruined his own piano performing career by inventing and trying out a finger muscle machine?
Tchaikovsky
Schumann
Brahms
Wagner
Which composer was the least "romantic" by leaving his wife almost immediately after he got married?
Tchaikovsky
Schumann
Brahms
Wagner
In the video, Quaver was asking two kids to draw their emotions to match the music that they heard. Which one below was NOT one that they drew or said?
Angry
Excited
Sad/Melancholy
Scared
In the video where the kids were listening to Romantic music and drawing the emotions that they felt, what was really in box #1 that jumped out and "got" the boy?
a rabbit
a pie
a hand
a spring
Thanks to Carl Maria vonWeber, orchestras in the Romantic Period finally had a what?
seating chart
conductor
piano
concert master
Tchaikovsky wrote a piece for two orchestras, a brass band and cannons! What was the title of that enormous piece?
Ode to Joy
A Little Nightmusik
The Surprise Symphony
1812 Overture
If you watched the video & listened to the music all the way through, you would have noticed a familiar tune of Schumann's that was featured in "The Wizard of Oz" movie. What is the title of his piece?
"The Happy Farmer"
"Hungarian Dance Number 7"
"Dreaming"
"1812 Overture"
Which composer was like a modern day rock star?
Tchaikovsky
Schumann
Brahms
Wagner
Which country was home to Tchaikovsky?
Poland
Austria
Russia
Romania
From one of the fun facts in the Quaver lesson, which computer game was invented in Russia?
Pacman
Google Snake
Tetris
Fortnite
How old was Tchaikovsky when he first started piano lessons?
5
10
15
20
When Tchaikovsky was 10, his parents sent him where?
to high school
to church
to law school
to the United States
Tchaikovsky composed 3 ballets, which you most likely have seen or heard parts of all of them. Identify one of his ballets below.
The Magic Flute
Swan Lake
Carmen
Cinderella
Just a year before he died, the premiere a different Tchaikovsky ballet took place (that is now performed many times all over the globe around Christmas).
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
Romeo & Juliet
The Nutcracker
True to the Romantic Period, which word belongs with "feelings of intense emotion"?
passion
perturbed
pride
pity
Which Romantic composer had an enormous beard?
Tchaikovsky
Schumann
Brahms
Wagner
What was invented during the Romantic period?
television
computers
eye glasses
dynamite
During the Romantic Period, the orchestra got _________ & ____________.
louder & bigger
smaller & softer
larger and softer
louder and smaller
At the beginning of the Quaver video, Jason thought he won a year's supply of power-strength hair wax. What did it actually turn out to be by the end of the video?
hair gel
hairspray
hair curler
hair remover
According to the Quaver video, how was Tchaikovsky's name "spelled out" to help people remember the pronunciation?
showing coffee and tea
showing chai tea, a person coughing & a pair of skis
showing coffee and a pair of skis
showing tea only
Which phrase below is NOT true for the Romantic Period?
More, more & more
Louder and larger
Drama & emotion
order and balance
