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Beethoven

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what country was Beethoven born?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Australia

2.

What did his father do when he realized Beethoven's music talent?

a)

Praised him

b)

Didn't care

c)

Tolf his family and friends

d)

Made him practice piano day and night

3.

True or False? Beethoven's childhood was great.

(Please explain)

(a)  

4.

Who was the composer that Beethoven met when he was young?

a)

Joseph Haydn

b)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

c)

Peter Tchaikovsky

d)

John Williams

5.

True or False? Beethoven was always working for a King or a Prince at a court.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What started to happen to him when he was 26?

a)

He started to forget things

b)

He started hearing weird sounds in his ears

c)

He started to feel very ill

d)

He started to study music with Mozart

7.

True or False: Beethoven never got married or had children.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Who challenged Beethoven in a piano improvisation battle?

a)

Mozart

b)

Haydn

c)

Steibelt

d)

Chopin

9.

How did the piano improvisation challenge end?

a)

Beethoven won

b)

Beethoven's challenger won

c)

It didn't finish

d)

They both tied

10.

What happened to Beethoven when he was 44 yrs old?

a)

His mother passed away

b)

He got married

c)

He got hired by a king

d)

He became completely deaf

11.

Did Beethoven use the hearing aids?

a)

Yes, all the time

b)

No

12.

True or False? His compositions after he became deaf are better than those he wrote when he had perfect hearing.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

How many pieces of music did Beethoven write in his lifetime?

a)

722

b)

125

c)

5000

d)

4

14.

What happened when Beethoven passed away?

a)

Nothing

b)

He didn't receive a burial

c)

The king threw a party

d)

Schools and shops closed to attend his funeral

15.

True or False? Beethoven was considered an average composer and a performer.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is the name of this piece?

a)

Fur Elise

b)

Moonlight Sonata

c)

Ode to Joy

d)

Symphony No.5

17.

What is the name of this piece?

a)

Symphony No.9

b)

Ode to Joy

c)

Moonlight Sonata

d)

Symphony No.5

18.

What is the name of this piece?

a)

Ode to Joy

b)

Turkish March

c)

Symphony No.5

d)

Fantasy Impromtu

19.

What is the name of this piece?

a)

Symphony No.5

b)

Ode to Joy

c)

Pastoral Symphony

d)

Sonata No.21

20.

If Beethoven was alive today, do you think his deafness could have been avoided?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe