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The Romantic Period

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which words describe the Romantic Period?

a)

simplicity & order

b)

dreamy & ethereal

c)

drama & emotion

d)

fancy & gaudy

2.

What are the dates of the Romantic Period?

a)

1450-1600

b)

1600-1750

c)

1750-1820

d)

1820-1910

3.

Who was the President of the U.S. during the Civil War which was also during the Romantic Period in Europe?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

4.

Which painter was born during the Romantic Period and cut off his ear later in life?

a)

da Vinci

b)

Rembrandt

c)

VanGogh

d)

Picasso

5.

What was the fashion for men like in the Romantic era?

a)

Long coats & enormous sideburns

b)

Tie-dye t-shirts & sweats

c)

Suit & tie

d)

Wigs and leggings

6.

What means of transportation basically left horses "in the dust" during the Romantic Period?

a)

Steam boats

b)

Steam trains

c)

Both A&B

d)

None of the above

7.

Alfred Nobel (whose name bears the Nobel Peace Prize) experimented with _______________ during the Romantic Period & eventually invented the ___________ cap.

a)

explosives; blasting

b)

gasoline; gas

c)

baseball; ball

d)

tires; hub

8.

The MUSIC of the Romantic Period had both ________________ and _____________ dynamics more than any period before.

a)

very fast & very slow

b)

very hot & very cold

c)

very high & very low

d)

very soft & very loud

9.

Everything about the Romantic Period was _______!

a)

less

b)

more

c)

condensed

d)

shrunk

10.

Which composer ruined his own piano performing career by inventing and trying out a finger muscle machine?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Schumann

c)

Brahms

d)

Wagner

11.

Which composer was the least "romantic" by leaving his wife almost immediately after he got married?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Schumann

c)

Brahms

d)

Wagner

12.

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?

a)

Angry

b)

Excited

c)

Sad/Melancholy

d)

Scared

13.

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)

a rabbit

b)

a pie

c)

a hand

d)

a spring

14.

Thanks to Carl Maria vonWeber, orchestras in the Romantic Period finally had a what?

a)

seating chart

b)

conductor

c)

piano

d)

concert master

15.

Tchaikovsky wrote a piece for two orchestras, a brass band and cannons! What was the title of that enormous piece?

a)

Ode to Joy

b)

A Little Nightmusik

c)

The Surprise Symphony

d)

1812 Overture

16.

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?

a)

"The Happy Farmer"

b)

"Hungarian Dance Number 7"

c)

"Dreaming"

d)

"1812 Overture"

17.

Which composer was like a modern day rock star?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Schumann

c)

Brahms

d)

Wagner

18.

Which country was home to Tchaikovsky?

a)

Poland

b)

Austria

c)

Russia

d)

Romania

19.

From one of the fun facts in the Quaver lesson, which computer game was invented in Russia?

a)

Pacman

b)

Google Snake

c)

Tetris

d)

Fortnite

20.

How old was Tchaikovsky when he first started piano lessons?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

20

21.

When Tchaikovsky was 10, his parents sent him where?

a)

to high school

b)

to church

c)

to law school

d)

to the United States

22.

Tchaikovsky composed 3 ballets, which you most likely have seen or heard parts of all of them. Identify one of his ballets below.

a)

The Magic Flute

b)

Swan Lake

c)

Carmen

d)

Cinderella

23.

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).

a)

Swan Lake

b)

Sleeping Beauty

c)

Romeo & Juliet

d)

The Nutcracker

24.

True to the Romantic Period, which word belongs with "feelings of intense emotion"?

a)

passion

b)

perturbed

c)

pride

d)

pity

25.

Which Romantic composer had an enormous beard?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Schumann

c)

Brahms

d)

Wagner

26.

What was invented during the Romantic period?

a)

television

b)

computers

c)

eye glasses

d)

dynamite

27.

During the Romantic Period, the orchestra got _________ & ____________.

a)

louder & bigger

b)

smaller & softer

c)

larger and softer

d)

louder and smaller

28.

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?

a)

hair gel

b)

hairspray

c)

hair curler

d)

hair remover

29.

According to the Quaver video, how was Tchaikovsky's name "spelled out" to help people remember the pronunciation?

a)

showing coffee and tea

b)

showing chai tea, a person coughing & a pair of skis

c)

showing coffee and a pair of skis

d)

showing tea only

30.

Which phrase below is NOT true for the Romantic Period?

a)

More, more & more

b)

Louder and larger

c)

Drama & emotion

d)

order and balance