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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XX through XXIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where was Ignacy Jan Paderewski from?
(a) Russia.
(b) Poland.
(c) France.
(d) Denmark.

3. In what year was Henri Herz born?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1845.

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

5. What Austrian child prodigy made his first appearance in public in 1800 playing a Mozart piano concerto?
(a) Ignaz Moscheles.
(b) Carl Czerny.
(c) Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
(d) Adolf von Henselt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the rival of Franz Liszt?

2. What is the name of a term used to describe a piano playing style that was a brilliant romanticist musical approach that transcended technique and was made famous by Franz Liszt and others?

3. What country did Eugene d'Albert consider to be his spiritual home?

4. What term is used to describe a form of playing that means connected consecutive notes without audible separation compared to staccato playing with distinct breaks between consecutive notes?

5. How much money did Ignacy Jan Paderewski earn for three months playing in the United States?

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