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Y9 Quiz - Bach

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the most famous composers of the _______________ era.

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Romantic

d)

Modern

2.

He was born in _______________ in 1685, more than 300 years ago!

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

England

3.

When Bach lived, _______________ worked for rich men - dukes or princes.

a)

musicians

b)

farmers

c)

soldiers

d)

painters

4.

They lived with them and wrote music to _______________ them and for church.

a)

entertain

b)

punish

c)

ignore

d)

confuse

5.

Bach’s father taught him to play the _______________.

a)

violin

b)

piano

c)

flute

d)

trumpet

6.

Bach’s father taught him to play the violin and the _______________.

a)

trumpet

b)

flute

c)

harp

d)

clarinet

7.

He went to the Latin Grammar School which was also a _______________ school.

a)

choir

b)

science

c)

art

d)

military

8.

His father died when he was 10 and he went to live with his older brother Cristoph who taught him organ, _______________ and composition.

a)

harpsichord

b)

violin

c)

flute

d)

trumpet

9.

Bach’s first job at age 15 was singing in a _______________.

a)

choir

b)

theater

c)

orchestra

d)

band

10.

When his voice changed he played violin and harpsichord in the _______________.

a)

orchestra

b)

choir

c)

church

d)

band

11.

At age 18 he became a church _______________.

a)

organist

b)

painter

c)

teacher

d)

sculptor

12.

Once Bach walked 200 miles to hear another famous musician, ___________.

a)

Buxtehude

b)

Handel

c)

Telemann

d)

Vivaldi

13.

During this time Bach also wrote books to teach his wife and children the __________.

a)

clavier

b)

violin

c)

flute

d)

harp

14.

Bach worked in _______________ from 1723 until his death in 1750.

a)

Leipzig

b)

Vienna

c)

Berlin

d)

Hamburg

15.

Bach wrote more than _______________ pieces of music.

a)

1000

b)

200

c)

500

d)

300