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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. When was Ignacy Jan Paderewski born?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1900.

2. When did Chopin arrive in Paris as a fully-developed composer and pianist?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1831.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1789.

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

4. What is the name of a term used to describe a piano playing style that was a brilliant romanticist musical approach that transcended technique and was made famous by Franz Liszt and others?
(a) Bravura.
(b)
(c)
(d)

5. How old was Josef Hofmann when he made his American debut?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chopin's music was critiqued as exotic or even insane for its "bold dissonance and strange _____."

3. Under whom did Ignacy Jan Paderewski study piano?

4. Where was Josef Hofmann born?

5. When did Josef Hofmann make his Hamburg debut?

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