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Baroque Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the dates of the Baroque period?

a)

1600-1750

b)

1400-1600

c)

1750-1800

d)

1900-2000

2.

What are some of the characteristics of the Baroque period?

a)

Ornamentation and Decoration

b)

Clean and basic

c)

Loud and bombastic

d)

Soft and quiet

3.

Select the Baroque composer.

a)

Johann Sebastian Bach

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Ludwig Von Beethoven

d)

John Williams

4.

Which instrument is a Baroque instrument?

a)

Harpsichord

b)

Piano

c)

Electric Guitar

d)

Saxophone

5.

J.S. Bach was born in which country?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

England

d)

Spain

6.

One of Handel's most famous compositions was...

a)

The Hallelujah Chorus

b)

The Four Seasons

c)

The Brandenburg Concertos

d)

The Surprise Symphony

7.

What scientific tool was invented during the Baroque period?

a)

computer

b)

microscope

c)

bunsen burner

d)

petri dish

8.

What was the name of the first British colony in America?

a)

Jamestown

b)

Salem

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Plymouth Rock

9.

Which U.S. President was born during the Baroque period?

a)

George Washington

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

10.

Who composed "The Four Seasons"

a)

Antonio Vivaldi

b)

Palestrina

c)

John Cage

d)

Ludwig Von Beethoven

11.

Who composed "Toccata and Fugue in D minor"

a)

J. S. Bach

b)

Amadeus Mozart

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

G. F. Handel

12.

Which scientist lived during the Baroque period?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Marie Curie

c)

Alan Turing

d)

Aristotle

13.

Which instrument was often built directly into a church building?

a)

Pipe Organ

b)

Harpsichord

c)

Xylophone

d)

Piano

14.

Handel was born in Germany but spent much of his time in what country?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

Austria

d)

U.S.A.

15.

What is the main difference between a harpsichord and the modern piano?

a)

the strings are plucked and not hammered

b)

a piano is more expensive

c)

a harpsichord is a wind instrument

d)

the wood they use to build it is different