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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXX through XXXII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was William Sterndale Bennett from?
(a) The United States.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) France.
(d) Canada.

2. Who was the earliest-born pianist to be recorded?
(a) Chopin.
(b) Sophie Mentor.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Saint-Saens.

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

4. What Polish student of Franz Liszt amazed fellow pianists with his speed, power and endurance?
(a) Emil von Sauer.
(b) Moriz Rosenthal.
(c) Alfred Grunfeld.
(d) Saint-Saens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to an early keyboard instrument producing a soft sound by means of metal blades attached to the inner ends of the keys gently striking the strings?

2. Who discovered Harold Bauer at twenty playing piano?

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

4. What refers to an instrumental musical composition usually designed to provide practice material for perfecting a particular technical skill?

5. In what year did the romantic upheaval take place in music?

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