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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXVI and XXVII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Frédéric Chopin born?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1786.

2. Ernest Hutcheson became president of what school of music?
(a) Carnegie Mellon School of Music.
(b) Juilliard School of Music.
(c) New York University School of Music.
(d) Vienna School of Music.

3. At what age did Isaac Albebiz catch a train to a casino where he played piano for guests and gamblers?
(a) 6.
(b) 14.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

4. When did Chopin arrive in Paris as a fully-developed composer and pianist?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1845.
(d) 1831.

5. What student of Franz Liszt was described as having touch that was "soft as velvet and as strong as a man's"?
(a) Amy Fay.
(b) Clara Schumann.
(c) Sophie Mentor.
(d) Adele aus der Ohe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What pianist never played in public but stayed in Vienna to teach pupils and compose over a thousand published works?

2. Where was Franz Liszt musical director and the location of the headquarters for "Music of the Future"?

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

4. What nickname did the pianist Vladimir de Pachmann acquire?

5. Who freed Hans von Bulow from a lack of spontaneity to become his first great pupil?

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