Charles Gounod Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is the full name of the French composer known as Charles Gounod?
A. Charles-Francois Gounod
B. Charles-Louis Gounod
C. Charles-Antoine Gounod
D. Charles-Henri Gounod
Answer: A. Charles-Francois Gounod
Q2. In which year was Charles Gounod born?
A. 1816
B. 1818
C. 1820
D. 1822
Answer: B. 1818
Q3. Where was Charles Gounod born?
A. Lyon
B. Marseille
C. Paris
D. Bordeaux
Answer: C. Paris
Q4. What profession did Charles Gounod’s father hold?
A. Musician
B. Painter
C. Lawyer
D. Teacher
Answer: B. Painter
Q5. What was the occupation of Charles Gounod’s mother, who supported the family after his father’s death?
A. Singer
B. Composer
C. Pianist and teacher
D. Actress
Answer: C. Pianist and teacher
Q6. At which institution did Charles Gounod study music in Paris?
A. Ecole Normale de Musique
B. Conservatoire de Paris
C. Sorbonne University
D. Academie des Beaux-Arts
Answer: B. Conservatoire de Paris
Q7. In what year did Charles Gounod win the Prix de Rome?
A. 1839
B. 1840
C. 1841
D. 1843
Answer: A. 1839
Q8. What was the title of the cantata that earned Charles Gounod the Prix de Rome?
A. Fernand
B. Sapho
C. Faust
D. Mireille
Answer: A. Fernand
Q9. During his time in Rome as part of the Prix de Rome, which composer’s sacred music particularly inspired Charles Gounod?
A. Verdi
B. Palestrina
C. Wagner
D. Rossini
Answer: B. Palestrina
Q10. Who was one of Charles Gounod’s key teachers at the Conservatoire de Paris for composition?
A. Fromental Halevy
B. Hector Berlioz
C. Richard Wagner
D. Giuseppe Verdi
Answer: A. Fromental Halevy
Q11. What is the title of Charles Gounod’s most famous opera, premiered in 1859?
A. Romeo et Juliette
B. Mireille
C. Faust
D. Sapho
Answer: C. Faust
Q12. In which year did Charles Gounod’s opera Romeo et Juliette premiere?
A. 1859
B. 1866
C. 1868
D. 1877
Answer: B. 1866
Q13. How many operas did Charles Gounod compose in total?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Answer: C. 12
Q14. What is the title of Charles Gounod’s first full-length opera, commissioned through Pauline Viardot?
A. La Nonne sanglante
B. Sapho
C. Le Medecin malgre lui
D. Philemon et Baucis
Answer: B. Sapho
Q15. Which of Charles Gounod’s operas is based on a Provencal epic poem by Frederic Mistral?
A. Mireille
B. La Reine de Saba
C. Polyeucte
D. Cinq-Mars
Answer: A. Mireille
Q16. What is the key of Charles Gounod’s Symphony No. 1?
A. C major
B. D major
C. E-flat major
D. G major
Answer: B. D major
Q17. Which famous piece by Charles Gounod is an elaboration of a prelude from J.S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier?
A. Ave Maria
B. St. Cecilia Mass
C. Funeral March of a Marionette
D. Petite Symphonie
Answer: A. Ave Maria
Q18. What is the title of Charles Gounod’s oratorio composed for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival in 1882?
A. Mors et vita
B. La Redemption
C. Saint Francois d’Assise
D. Messe du Sacre-Coeur de Jesus
Answer: B. La Redemption
Q19. For which wind instruments did Charles Gounod compose his Petite Symphonie in 1885?
A. String quartet
B. Brass ensemble
C. Nine wind instruments
D. Full orchestra
Answer: C. Nine wind instruments
Q20. What is the title of Charles Gounod’s well-known orchestral piece that originated as a piano work in 1872?
A. Marche pontificale
B. Funeral March of a Marionette
C. Incidental music for Ulysse
D. Ballet music for Faust
Answer: B. Funeral March of a Marionette
Q21. Which composer did Charles Gounod meet in Leipzig during his travels after winning the Prix de Rome?
A. Franz Liszt
B. Robert Schumann
C. Felix Mendelssohn
D. Johannes Brahms
Answer: C. Felix Mendelssohn
Q22. Charles Gounod’s musical style is often described as blending elements of which two periods?
A. Baroque and Romantic
B. Classical and Romantic
C. Renaissance and Classical
D. Romantic and Modern
Answer: B. Classical and Romantic
Q23. Which German composer’s works, advocated by Felix Mendelssohn, greatly influenced Charles Gounod?
A. Bach
B. Beethoven
C. Wagner
D. Handel
Answer: A. Bach
Q24. What characteristic is most prominent in Charles Gounod’s melodies?
A. Complex rhythms
B. Lyrical charm
C. Dissonant harmonies
D. Minimalist structures
Answer: B. Lyrical charm
Q25. Which French composer did Charles Gounod teach privately, who later became famous for Carmen?
A. Camille Saint-Saens
B. Jules Massenet
C. Georges Bizet
D. Gabriel Faure
Answer: C. Georges Bizet