Antonin Dvorak Quiz on Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year was Antonin Dvorak born?
A. 1821
B. 1831
C. 1841
D. 1851
Answer: C. 1841
Q2. In which country was Antonin Dvorak born?
A. Austria
B. Czech Republic
C. Germany
D. Poland
Answer: B. Czech Republic
Q3. Which musical period is Dvorak primarily associated with?
A. Baroque
B. Classical
C. Romantic
D. Modernist
Answer: C. Romantic
Q4. What instrument did Dvorak learn to play as a young child?
A. Piano
B. Violin
C. Flute
D. Clarinet
Answer: B. Violin
Q5. Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 is commonly known by what name?
A. New World Symphony
B. Pastoral Symphony
C. Eroica Symphony
D. Jupiter Symphony
Answer: A. New World Symphony
Q6. In which city did Dvorak compose his famous Symphony No. 9?
A. Prague
B. Vienna
C. New York
D. London
Answer: C. New York
Q7. Which folk music tradition heavily influenced Dvorak’s compositions?
A. French
B. Bohemian
C. Russian
D. Italian
Answer: B. Bohemian
Q8. What was Dvorak’s profession before he became a full-time composer?
A. Schoolteacher
B. Lawyer
C. Organist
D. Conductor
Answer: C. Organist
Q9. Which of Dvorak’s operas is considered his most famous?
A. The Bartered Bride
B. Rusalka
C. Dimitrij
D. The Jacobin
Answer: B. Rusalka
Q10. What is the primary theme of Dvorak’s opera Rusalka?
A. A heroic battle
B. A historical drama
C. A tragic love story
D. A comedic village tale
Answer: C. A tragic love story
Q11. Which American music tradition influenced Dvorak during his time in the United States?
A. Jazz
B. African-American spirituals
C. Bluegrass
D. Ragtime
Answer: B. African-American spirituals
Q12. How many symphonies did Dvorak compose?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
Answer: C. 9
Q13. Which of Dvorak’s works is a set of piano duets inspired by Czech folk dances?
A. Slavonic Dances
B. Moravian Duets
C. Czech Suite
D. Legends
Answer: A. Slavonic Dances
Q14. What was the name of the conservatory where Dvorak served as director in New York?
A. Juilliard School
B. National Conservatory of Music
C. Curtis Institute
D. Manhattan School of Music
Answer: B. National Conservatory of Music
Q15. Which composer was a significant influence on Dvorak’s early career?
A. Johannes Brahms
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
C. Antonio Vivaldi
D. Franz Liszt
Answer: A. Johannes Brahms
Q16. In which year did Dvorak become a professor at the Prague Conservatory?
A. 1871
B. 1881
C. 1891
D. 1901
Answer: C. 1891
Q17. Which of Dvorak’s works is a famous set of orchestral pieces inspired by nature and legends?
A. Tone Poems
B. Legends
C. Symphonic Variations
D. Czech Suite
Answer: C. Legends
Q18. What is the instrumentation of Dvorak’s String Quartet No. 12, also known as the American Quartet?
A. Two violins, viola, cello
B. Violin, viola, cello, piano
C. Two violins, cello, double bass
D. Violin, viola, cello, clarinet
Answer: A. Two violins, viola, cello
Q19. Which of Dvorak’s compositions is a well-known choral work based on a Catholic mass text?
A. Te Deum
B. Stabat Mater
C. Requiem
D. Mass in D Major
Answer: B. Stabat Mater
Q20. What inspired Dvorak to write his Carnival Overture?
A. A festival in Prague
B. A visit to a circus
C. A Bohemian folk celebration
D. A royal coronation
Answer: C. A Bohemian folk celebration
Q21. Which of Dvorak’s symphonies is nicknamed the English Symphony?
A. Symphony No. 8
B. Symphony No. 9
C. Symphony No. 10
D. Symphony No. 11
Answer: A. Symphony No. 8
Q22. What was the name of the music critic who championed Dvorak’s work in America?
A. Eduard Hanslick
B. Henry Krehbiel
C. George Bernard Shaw
D. James Huneker
Answer: B. Henry Krehbiel
Q23. In which year did Dvorak pass away?
A. 1894
B. 1904
C. 1914
D. 1924
Answer: B. 1904
Q24. Which of Dvorak’s works is a cello concerto considered one of the greatest in the repertoire?
A. Cello Concerto in B Minor
B. Cello Concerto in A Major
C. Cello Concerto in D Major
D. Cello Concerto in E Minor
Answer: A. Cello Concerto in B Minor
Q25. Which of Dvorak’s compositions is a piano trio nicknamed the Dumky Trio?
A. Piano Trio No. 1
B. Piano Trio No. 2
C. Piano Trio No. 3
D. Piano Trio No. 4
Answer: D. Piano Trio No. 4