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

2. Where did Liszt have rooms between Weimar and Budapest?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) Dublin, Ireland.
(c) The Lourvre.
(d) The Vatican.

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

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

5. In what year did Louis Moreau Gottschalk die?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1899.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musician helped establish the German school and played clearly, analytically, and precisely with authority?

2. When was Johann Hummel born?

3. What style, perfect for piano, was invented in 1709 by Italian harpsichord-maker Bartolommeo Cristofori to play in salons?

4. What term is used to describe the late nineteenth and twentieth century disciplined style of piano playing in which the pianist reverts back to playing with strict adherence to composers' written musical note?

5. What German pianist, composer, piano teacher, and piano manufacturer was born in 1785?

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