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Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Between what years did the Baroque era take place?

a)

1100-1400

b)

1850-1950

c)

800-1000

d)

1600-1750

2.

Baroque style was...

a)

uncomplicated and general

b)

elaborate and highly detailed

c)

smooth and jazzy

d)

military-sounding

3.

This keyboard instrument was used during the Baroque era:

a)

accordian

b)

harmonica

c)

harpsichord

d)

piano

4.

Of these composers, whose death marked the end of the Baroque era:

a)

Palestrina

b)

Handel

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Bach

5.

Bach's favorite instrument:

a)

harpsichord

b)

accordian

c)

violin

d)

organ

6.

For what type of works was Handel most famous:

a)

choir

b)

jazz

c)

industrial

d)

instrumental

7.

Which composer wrote The Four Seasons?

a)

Vivaldi

b)

Bach

c)

Handel

d)

Mozart

8.

What scientific instruments were invented during the Baroque era?

a)

microscope

b)

telescope

c)

test tube

d)

both a and b

9.

The first British colony in America, established during the Baroque era, was named:

a)

Charleston

b)

Georgetown

c)

Jamestown

d)

New York

10.

What U.S. president was born during the Baroque era?

a)

Lincoln

b)

Washington

c)

Adams

d)

Roosevelt

11.

A romantic composer who earned his living as a touring virtuoso was

a)

Franz Liszt.

b)

Hector Berlioz

c)

Frédéric Chopin

d)

Franz Schubert

12.

Chopin expressed his love of Poland by composing polonaises and

a)

polkas

b)

folk songs

c)

waltzes

d)

mazurkas

13.

As a youth, Franz Liszt was influenced by the performances of

a)

Richard Wagner

b)

Hector Berlioz

c)

Robert Schumann

d)

Niccolò Paganini

14.

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

a)

was a child prodigy, learning music at an early age

b)

preferred his government position to music

c)

studied music theory and violin as a teenager

d)

began to study music theory at the age of twenty-one

15.

Which of the following was not composed by Tchaikovsky?

a)

Romeo and Juliet

b)

Pictures at an Exhibition

c)

Swan Lake

d)

Symphony no. 6 (Pathétique)

16.

he course of Brahms’s artistic and personal life was shaped by the influence of the composer

a)

Antonin Dvorák

b)

Robert Schumann and his wife Clara

c)

Franz Liszt

d)

Richard Wagner

17.

Brahms wrote masterpieces in many musical forms, but never any

a)

art songs

b)

operas

c)

choral works

d)

chamber music

18.

Antonin Dvorák’s music was first promoted by

a)

Hector Berlioz

b)

Richard Wagner

c)

Johannes Brahms

d)

Franz Liszt

19.

Antonin Dvorák’s Symphony no. 9

a)

is his most famous work

b)

is subtitled From the New World

c)

glorifies both the Czech and the American folk spirit

d)

all of these

20.

Schubert wrote compositions in every musical genre except

a)

string quartets

b)

piano concertos

c)

symphonies

d)

operas

21.

Who were the three top composers of the classical period?

a)

Haydn, Mozart, Bach

b)

Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven

c)

Beethoven, Bach, Lennon

d)

Cobain, Bach, Starr

22.

Haydn was the oldest of the three friends.

a)

False

b)

True

23.

The family of the Hugarian Prince did not like Haydn.

a)

False

b)

True

24.

Haydn often wrote music with surprises.

a)

False

b)

True

25.

In his youth, Mozart toured

a)

Africa

b)

Mexico

c)

America

d)

Europe

26.

Mozart made his father mad by

a)

quitting his job.

b)

write inappropriate music.

c)

joining a rock band.

d)

moving to a house down by the river.

27.

Mozart lived to a very old age.

a)

False

b)

True

28.

Beethoven provided for his mother and brother.

a)

False

b)

True

29.

Beethoven studied with Haydn.

a)

False

b)

True

30.

Beethoven was a nice, sweet man that everyone loved.

a)

False

b)

True

31.

He Composed of “Kay Ganda ng Ating Musika”

a)

Francisco Santiago

b)

Antonio Molina

c)

Ryan Cayabyab

d)

George Canseco

e)

Nicanor Abelardo

32.

He Composed of “Naku ... Kenkoy"

a)

Francisco Santiago

b)

Antonio Molina

c)

Ryan Cayabyab

d)

George Canseco

e)

Nicanor Abelardo

33.

He Composed of “Ako ang nagwagi, ako ang nasawi"

a)

Francisco Santiago

b)

Antonio Molina

c)

Ryan Cayabyab

d)

George Canseco

e)

Nicanor Abelardo

34.

He Composed of “Malikmata"

a)

Francisco Santiago

b)

Antonio Molina

c)

Ryan Cayabyab

d)

George Canseco

e)

Nicanor Abelardo

35.

He Composed of “Pagsikat ng Araw"

a)

Francisco Santiago

b)

Antonio Molina

c)

Ryan Cayabyab

d)

George Canseco

e)

Nicanor Abelardo

36.

He composed "Lupang HInirang"

a)

Fredie Aguilar

b)

Gary Granada

c)

Ely Buendia

d)

Levi Celerio

e)

Julian Felipe

37.

He composed "Walang Hanggang Paalam"

a)

Fredie Aguilar

b)

Gary Granada

c)

Ely Buendia

d)

Levi Celerio

e)

Julian Felipe

38.

He composed "Pasko na Naman"

a)

Fredie Aguilar

b)

Gary Granada

c)

Ely Buendia

d)

Levi Celerio

e)

Julian Felipe

39.

He composed "Anak"

a)

Fredie Aguilar

b)

Gary Granada

c)

Ely Buendia

d)

Levi Celerio

e)

Julian Felipe

40.

He composed "Ang Huling Elbimbo"

a)

Fredie Aguilar

b)

Gary Granada

c)

Ely Buendia

d)

Levi Celerio

e)

Julian Felipe