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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. Who is Anton Rubinstein described as looking and playing like?
(a) Bach.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Mozart.

2. Who held solo concerts in 1839 Rome?
(a) Carl Czerny.
(b) Adolf von Henselt.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Franz Liszt.

3. Who won the Leventritt competition in 1954, but his victory at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 made his name and musical competition well-known?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Beethoven.
(c) Van Cliburn.
(d) Chopin.

4. How much money did Ignacy Jan Paderewski earn for three months playing in the United States?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $200,000.
(c) $500,000.
(d) $300,000.

5. When was Glenn Gould born?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1932.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Anton Rubinstein's greatest pupil, according to the author?

2. In what year was Harold Bauer born?

3. Prokofieff, Rachmaninoff and Horowitz emigrated after the Russian Revolution of 1917 when who took control?

4. Walter Gieseking played piano at what age?

5. How old was Josef Hofmann when he gave his debut recital?

(see the answer key)

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