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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVIII and XXIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What romantic Polish pianist born in 1830 spent most of his life after 1878 in Vienna?
(a) Theodor Leschetizky.
(b) Eugene d'Albert.
(c) Ludwig van Beethoven.
(d) Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

2. Where was Josef Hofmann born?
(a) Austria.
(b) The United States.
(c) Poland.
(d) Great Britain.

3. Where was Chopin born?
(a) Warsaw, Poland.
(b) Krakaw, Poland.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Vienna, Austria.

4. Who held solo concerts in 1839 Rome?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Carl Czerny.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Adolf von Henselt.

5. When did Josef Hofmann make his American debut?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1855.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Frédéric Chopin born?

2. What country did Eugene d'Albert consider to be his spiritual home?

3. What term refers to an individual who possesses outstanding technical ability in the fine arts, at singing or playing a musical instrument?

4. How old was Paderewski when he debuted in 1887?

5. When was Sergei Rachmaninoff born?

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