Q1. In what year was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach born?
A. 1705
B. 1714
C. 1723
D. 1731
Answer: B. 1714
Q2. Where was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach born?
A. Leipzig
B. Berlin
C. Weimar
D. Hamburg
Answer: C. Weimar
Q3. Who was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s father?
A. Georg Philipp Telemann
B. Johann Sebastian Bach
C. Frederick II of Prussia
D. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
Answer: B. Johann Sebastian Bach
Q4. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach was the second surviving son of his parents. Who was his mother?
A. Maria Barbara Bach
B. Anna Magdalena Bach
C. Johanna Maria Dannemann
D. Princess Anna Amalia
Answer: A. Maria Barbara Bach
Q5. On what date did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach pass away?
A. March 8, 1788
B. December 14, 1788
C. June 22, 1787
D. October 5, 1789
Answer: B. December 14, 1788
Q6. Besides music, what academic subject did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach study at university?
A. Philosophy
B. Theology
C. Law
D. Medicine
Answer: C. Law
Q7. At which university did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach begin his law studies in 1731?
A. University of Frankfurt an der Oder
B. University of Leipzig
C. University of Berlin
D. University of Hamburg
Answer: B. University of Leipzig
Q8. Who was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s sole music teacher for composition and keyboard playing?
A. Georg Philipp Telemann
B. Johann Joachim Quantz
C. His father, Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Johann Philipp Kirnberger
Answer: C. His father, Johann Sebastian Bach
Q9. During his university years, how did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach primarily support himself financially?
A. By performing in court orchestras
B. Through teaching keyboard lessons and composing
C. As a church organist
D. Writing music criticism
Answer: B. Through teaching keyboard lessons and composing
Q10. In what year did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach receive his law degree?
A. 1731
B. 1735
C. 1738
D. 1740
Answer: C. 1738
Q11. To which royal figure was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach appointed as harpsichordist in 1740?
A. Duke Carl Eugen of Württemberg
B. Frederick II of Prussia
C. Georg Philipp Telemann
D. Johann Sebastian Bach
Answer: B. Frederick II of Prussia
Q12. How long did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach serve in the Prussian court?
A. 10 years
B. 20 years
C. Nearly 30 years
D. 40 years
Answer: C. Nearly 30 years
Q13. What nickname did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach earn during his time in Berlin?
A. The Weimar Bach
B. The Hamburg Bach
C. The Berlin Bach
D. The Sensitive Bach
Answer: C. The Berlin Bach
Q14. In what year did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach marry Johanna Maria Dannemann?
A. 1740
B. 1744
C. 1748
D. 1753
Answer: B. 1744
Q15. Which literary figure was associated with Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s Berlin musical circles?
A. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
B. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
C. Heinrich Wilhelm von Gerstenberg
D. Johann Heinrich Voss
Answer: A. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Q16. In what year did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach move to Hamburg to succeed Georg Philipp Telemann?
A. 1767
B. 1768
C. 1770
D. 1773
Answer: B. 1768
Q17. What was Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s primary role in Hamburg?
A. Court harpsichordist
B. University professor
C. Director of music and cantor of the Johanneum
D. Opera composer
Answer: C. Director of music and cantor of the Johanneum
Q18. Approximately how many annual performances did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach organize in Hamburg’s churches?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
Answer: C. 200
Q19. Which poet did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach collaborate with in Hamburg on discussions of sung poetry?
A. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
B. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
C. Karl Wilhelm Ramler
D. Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim
Answer: B. Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock
Q20. Why did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach resign from the Prussian court in 1767?
A. To pursue a law career
B. Due to health issues
C. To take over Telemann’s position in Hamburg
D. Following a dispute with Frederick II
Answer: C. To take over Telemann’s position in Hamburg
Q21. What musical style is Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach most closely associated with?
A. Sturm und Drang
B. Empfindsamer Stil
C. Galant style
D. Baroque polyphony
Answer: B. Empfindsamer Stil
Q22. In what year was the first part of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s influential keyboard treatise published?
A. 1753
B. 1765
C. 1768
D. 1787
Answer: A. 1753
Q23. What is the full title of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s famous treatise on keyboard playing?
A. The Well-Tempered Clavier
B. Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
C. The Art of Fugue
D. Clavier-Ubung
Answer: B. Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments
Q24. Which instrument was particularly suited to the dynamic and expressive demands of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s sensitive style?
A. Clavichord
B. Harpsichord
C. Lute
D. Organ
Answer: A. Clavichord
Q25. How did Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach’s musical style bridge historical periods?
A. From Renaissance to Baroque
B. From Baroque to Classical
C. From Classical to Romantic
D. From Romantic to Modern
Answer: B. From Baroque to Classical
