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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXXVI through XXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Frédéric Chopin die?
(a) Oslo.
(b) London.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Paris.

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) Stage.
(b) Concerto.
(c) Studio.
(d) Salon.

3. How much money did Ignacy Jan Paderewski earn for three months playing in the United States?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $300,000.

4. When did Josef Hofmann make his Hamburg debut?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1915.

5. In what year did the romantic upheaval take place in music?
(a) 1901.
(b) 1754.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1830.

Short Answer Questions

1. The "Leschetizky system" assigned pupils who needed more training to an assistant for how long or until they met Leschetizky's standards?

2. What romantic Polish pianist born in 1830 spent most of his life after 1878 in Vienna?

3. Who credited Nicholas Rubinstein as his chief teacher and said Liszt was too old to teach him?

4. Who embellished a Chopin nocturne, prompting Chopin to tell him to play it as he wrote it or not at all?

5. What instrument did Harold Bauer play as a child prodigy?

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