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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 nickname referred to Eugene d'Albert?
(a) "The Maestro."
(b) "Chopinzee."
(c) "The Little Giant."
(d) "Brahma of the Keyboard."

2. 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.

3. How old was Paderewski when he debuted in 1887?
(a) 16.
(b) 19.
(c) 30.
(d) 24.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Frédéric Chopin born?

2. 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?

3. Where was Chopin born?

4. Chopin considered Bach and who to be the only two great composers?

5. When was Ignacy Jan Paderewski born?

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