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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XIV through XIX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the rival of Franz Liszt?
(a) Adolf von Henselt.
(b) Bertold Hummel.
(c) Sigismond Thalberg.
(d) Friedrich Chopin.

2. How old was Anton Rubinstein when he debuted?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 13.
(d) 15.

3. Where was Johann Hummel from?
(a) Austria.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Russia.

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

5. When did Sigismond Thalberg die?
(a) 1845.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1919.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which student of Franz Liszt is described as having musical skill that was mostly telling tales published in "Music Study in Germany"?

2. What term refers to a form of music also called counterpoint in which several simultaneous melodies are woven together into a harmonious whole that was fostered by Johann Sebastian Bach?

3. In what year did Sigismond Thalberg debut in New York and play fifty-six concerts?

4. Who studied under Carl Czerny and began his public career at the age of 11, appearing at the Teatro San Benedetto, Venice, in 1843?

5. What pianist performed at four and memorized and played all the Beethoven symphonies at eight on piano?

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