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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XXXVI through XXXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart born?
(a) 1749.
(b) 1756.
(c) 1714.
(d) 1780.

2. When was Vladimir von Pachmann born?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1902.

3. What Irish pianist, composer, and teacher was born in Dublin in 1782?
(a) John Field.
(b) Bartolomeo Cristofori.
(c) Adolf von Henselt.
(d) Muzio Clementi.

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?
(a) Etuge.
(b) Legato.
(c) Stacatto.
(d) Fugue.

5. Who embellished a Chopin nocturne, prompting Chopin to tell him to play it as he wrote it or not at all?
(a) Adolf von Henselt.
(b) Friedrich Chopin.
(c) Franz Liszt.
(d) Bertold Hummel.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What Polish piano-player could not play two correct notes in a row and always played fortissimo?

3. In what year did Glenn Gould retire?

4. Where was Anton Rubinstein born?

5. What musician played like a skilled de Pachmann, according to the author?

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