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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What style, perfect for piano, was invented in 1709 by Italian harpsichord-maker Bartolommeo Cristofori to play in salons?
(a) Classicism.
(b) Modernism.
(c) Style galant.
(d) Romanticism.

2. What pianist was born en route between Cassel and Berlin and played with most superficial brilliance?
(a) Carl Czerny.
(b) Ignaz Moscheles.
(c) Friedrich Kalkbrenner.
(d) Johann Nepomuk Hummel.

3. 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?
(a) Clavichord.
(b) Lute.
(c) Harpsichord.
(d) Organ.

4. What pianist was born November 14, 1778, in Bohemia?
(a) Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
(b) Carl Czerny.
(c) Ignaz Moscheles.
(d) Friedrich Kalkbrenner.

5. What celebrated pianist and composer was born March 10 1832 in Evesham, Worcestershire, England?
(a) John Field.
(b) Adolf von Henselt.
(c) Muzio Clementi.
(d) Bartolomeo Cristofori.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical instrument consists of one or more sets of pipes sounded by means of compressed air, played by means of one or more keyboards, and capable of producing a wide range of musical effects?

2. What is an English piano manufacturer founded in 1728 by Burkat Shudi and continued after his death in 1773?

3. When did the piano become the most popular instrument to be played publicly?

4. What is a term used to describe various tools invented to help young piano students learn and practice that included a chiroplast, guide-mains, dactylion to suspend fingers on springs, pocket hand exerciser, and technicon among others that promised perfection with less work?

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

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