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Ludwig Van Beethoven

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What nationality was Ludwig Van Beethoven?

a)

English

b)

Austrian

c)

Italian

d)

German

2.

How many symphonies did Beethoven write?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

15

d)

82

3.

Which of the following statements is true about Beethoven?

a)

He was born deaf.

b)

He became deaf during his lifetime and stopped writing music.

c)

He never became deaf.

d)

He became deaf during his lifetime and continued to write music.

4.

Which of the following famous pieces was NOT written by Beethoven?

a)

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik

b)

Für Elise

c)

Moonlight Sonata

d)

Ode to Joy

5.

Beethoven's 5th Symphony starts with a very famous ______.

a)

Ostinato

b)

Motif

c)

Note

d)

Timbre

6.

The Moonlight Sonata and Für Elise were written for which instrument?

a)

Violin

b)

Orchestra

c)

Piano

d)

Cello

7.

Beethoven wrote a lot of music for a type of group called a string quartet. Which instruments are in a string quartet?

a)

2 trumpets, a trombone and a tuba.

b)

Piano, flute, violin and cello.

c)

Flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon.

d)

2 violins, a viola and a cello.

8.

In which year did Beethoven die?

a)

1827

b)

1849

c)

1862

d)

1873

9.

Approximately how many people now listen to Beethoven on Spotify each month?

a)

900,000

b)

2.7 million

c)

6.1 million

d)

7.4 million

10.

Born in Bonn, Beethoven spent most of his life in which city, which is now part of Austria and in which many famous composers lived?

a)

Berlin

b)

Salzburg

c)

Munich

d)

Vienna