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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. Who was Liszt's favorite female student?
(a) Amy Fay.
(b) Adele aus der Ohe.
(c) Sophie Mentor.
(d) Clara Schumann.

2. What country did Eugene d'Albert consider to be his spiritual home?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Vienna.

3. Who freed Hans von Bulow from a lack of spontaneity to become his first great pupil?
(a) Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
(b) Felix Mendelssohn.
(c) Hans von Bulow.
(d) Franz Liszt.

4. 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?
(a) Fugue.
(b) Legato.
(c) Arpeggio.
(d) Contrapuntal style.

5. Who married composer Robert Schumann, wore black in his memory, and was the authority on his music?
(a) Mary Schumann.
(b) Andrea Schumann.
(c) Clara Schumann.
(d) Louise Schumann.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who embellished a Chopin nocturne, prompting Chopin to tell him to play it as he wrote it or not at all?

2. Who was the first great pianist who made a clear break with classicism to set romantic pianism on its course?

3. When did Leopold de Meyer debut in America?

4. When did Louis Moreau Gottschalk return to the United States to give a New York concert?

5. Where was Eugene d'Albert born?

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