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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. Who invented the piano?
(a) Adolf von Henselt.
(b) Muzio Clementi.
(c) Bartolomeo Cristofori.
(d) John Field.

2. In what year did Isaac Albeniz go to San Francisco before returning to Europe?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1905.
(d) 1948.

3. In what year did Leopold Godowsky suffer a stroke?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1911.

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

5. When did Louis Moreau Gottschalk die?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1902.

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 Polish American pianist, composer, and teacher was known for his theories concerning the application of relaxed weight and economy of motion in piano playing?

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

4. 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?

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

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