WorksheetsBeethoven Quiz
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
The "dun-dun-dun DUUUN! that opens which piece of Beethoven's music is most likely the first orchestral music may people hear?
Für Elise
5th Symphony
Ode to Joy
Moonlight Sonata
Stairway To Heaven
Who acted as more of a family to Beethoven?
His father, mother and six siblings
His close friends
Breuning Family
His 2 younger brothers and his nephew Karl
In what ways was Beethoven similar to his father?
Both had a difficult childhood
Both had a controlling nature
Both struggled with alcoholism
Both were musicians
Why did Beethoven never marry?
He had a controlling nature
He was too focused on his work
He had a difficult childhood
He fell in love with women that were unavailable.
What activity did Beethoven include in his daily schedule that gave him inspiration, or allowed him to be most creative?
Going to concerts
Attending parties
Taking walks
Playing sports
How did Beethoven capture nature in his 'Pastoral'?
By writing lyrics about nature
By incorporating natural rhythms
By using bird sounds
By painting landscapes
Why did patrons give artists money, and what did they get out of it?
To support the arts, and they got recognition
To promote their own image, and they got exclusive access
To invest in future success, and they got financial returns
To control the artist, and they got creative input
How was Beethoven's 9th symphony different from symphonies that had come before?
It used unconventional instruments
It had a more complex structure
It included vocal soloists and a choir
It had a longer duration
When Beethoven dies he was in the top 5% of wealth in Vienna, but just days before his death he changed his will so that __________ did not inherit everything.
Karl, his nephew
Karl von Lichnowsky, his patron
Countess Anna Maria Erdödy, the immortal mistress
Julie Guicciardi, his piano student
Beethoven's music can be found almost everywhere including....
Rock and Pop Music
Children's Cartoons
Movies/TV Shows
Rap Music
Launched into Space
What is Beethoven's (the famous musician) first name?
Karl
Ludwig
Scrooge
Wolfgang
John
Choose ONE of the following to answer:
What makes Beethoven’s music so appealing to audiences?
How did Beethoven’s life become as famous as his art?
How is Beethoven seen today by both musicians and the public?
