WorksheetsCH 46-47, Tchaikovsky/Ballet & Puccini/Opera
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
The concept of ballet dates back to the
Medieval era
Renaissance era
Baroque era
Classical era
The dominant center of ballet in the early nineteenth century was
France
Italy
Russia
Germany
Which country rose to prominence in ballet during the late nineteenth century?
France
Italy
Russia
Germany
Which ballet is NOT by Tchaikovsky?
Sleeping Beauty
Beauty and the Beast
Swan Lake
The Nutcracker
What relatively new instrument did Tchaikovsky use in "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"?
Tambourine
Celesta
Bagpipe
Glockenspiel
What TWO trends characterize post-Romanticism?
Verismo
Virtuosity
Exoticism
Expressionism
How does Madame Butterfly reflect verismo?
By using characters from everyday life
By using historical characters
By using fictional characters
By using mythological characters
How does Madame Butterfly reflect exoticism?
By setting the opera in Japan
Through a marriage
By using an American sailor
By the tragic ending
Giacomo Puccini was from which country?
France
Russia
Germany
Italy
How many operas did Puccini compose?
3
4
6
12
