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WorksheetsBeethoven Quizizz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
In what country was Beethoven born?
Austria
Germany
France
Russia
Which two eras did Beethoven compose in?
(choose 2 answers)
Baroque
Classical
Romantic
Modern
What was an instrument that Beethoven NOT play?
Piano
Violin
Organ
Trumpet
What did Beethoven's mother and father do for work?
Lawyers
Masons
Musicians
Pastry Chefs
What famous Classical era composer did Beethoven meet when he was visiting Vienna?
Bach
Mozart
Handel
Brahms
What skill of Beethoven's was Mozart most impressed by?
His ability to improvise on piano
How fast he could play piano
His composition technique
His skill at making espresso
Besides music, what was one of Beethoven's passions?
Playing pool
Drag racing
Long walks in the countryside
Making espresso
What is the name of the symphony based on his long walks through the pasture-land and countryside?
The Pastoral (6th)
The Eroica (3rd)
The Choral (9th)
Mass in B minor
Circle the line of music you think is the beginning theme for Beethoven's 5th symphony. I'll play them both,
What piano sonata did Beethoven dedicate to Countess Giulietta Guiccardi?
"Thick of It"
"Amorique"
"Sunlight"
"Moonlight"
Beethoven and Countess Giulietta Guicciardi were married soon after the first performance of "Moonlight Sonata"
True
False
Why didn't they get married?
Because he was a big fat jerk
Because her father forbid it
Because she moved away
Beethoven was opposed to the idea
His 9th symphony includes a theme that is now called...
"Ode to Joy"
"Ode to Silence"
"Sonata for Sadness"
"Twinkle Twinkle"
What sense did Beethoven begin to lose around 1800?
Taste
Touch
Sight
Hearing
The first performance of the 9th Symphony in Vienna was not well received.
False. People went absolutely crazy: tossing handkerchiefs, hats and applauding loudly in the middle of it multiple times.
True. Everyone in the audience fell asleep and Beethoven lived the rest of his life in shame.
