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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXIV and XXV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What German composer and pianist is considered to have been the most crucial figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western classical music?
(a) Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
(b) Eugene d'Albert.
(c) Ludwig van Beethoven.
(d) Theodor Leschetizky.

2. What is the term used to describe an elegant drawing room used in formal receptions that is different in layout and size than a public hall or auditorium used for concerts?
(a) Salon.
(b) Stage.
(c) Concerto.
(d) Studio.

3. Two Hungarian countesses wrestled to the ground over what object belonging to Franz Liszt?
(a) A piano tuner.
(b) A ring.
(c) A snuffbox.
(d) An autograph.

4. What son of a Hungarian official was born in 1811 became a priest in 1865 but had no authority to celebrate mass or hear confession?
(a) Sigismond Thalberg.
(b) Friedrich Chopin.
(c) Adolf von Henselt.
(d) Franz Liszt.

5. What Hungarian composer wildly gesticulated back and forth all over the keyboard when he played?
(a) Sigismond Thalberg.
(b) Bertold Hummel.
(c) Friedrich Chopin.
(d) Franz Liszt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Johann Hummel from?

2. Where did Paderewski debut in 1887?

3. Paderewski did not receive systematic instruction until what age?

4. What pianist was born en route between Cassel and Berlin and played with most superficial brilliance?

5. Who held solo concerts in 1839 Rome?

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