Q1. In which year was Christoph Willibald Gluck born?
A. 1712
B. 1714
C. 1716
D. 1718
Answer: B. 1714
Q2. Where was Gluck born?
A. Vienna, Austria
B. Paris, France
C. Erasbach, Bavaria
D. Milan, Italy
Answer: C. Erasbach, Bavaria
Q3. What was Gluck’s primary contribution to opera known as?
A. Bel canto reform
B. Operatic reform movement
C. Verismo style
D. Grand opéra tradition
Answer: B. Operatic reform movement
Q4. Which of Gluck’s operas is considered his first major reform work?
A. Orfeo ed Euridice
B. Alceste
C. Iphigenie en Aulide
D. Armide
Answer: A. Orfeo ed Euridice
Q5. In what year was Orfeo ed Euridice premiered?
A. 1760
B. 1762
C. 1770
D. 1774
Answer: B. 1762
Q6. Who wrote the libretto for Orfeo ed Euridice?
A. Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
B. Metastasio
C. Francesco Algarotti
D. Pierre Beaumarchais
Answer: A. Ranieri de’ Calzabigi
Q7. Gluck’s manifesto for operatic reform was published as the preface to which opera?
A. Orfeo ed Euridice
B. Alceste
C. Paride ed Elena
D. Iphigenie en Tauride
Answer: B. Alceste
Q8. In which city did Alceste premiere in 1767?
A. Vienna
B. Paris
C. Naples
D. Venice
Answer: A. Vienna
Q9. Which French institution commissioned Gluck’s Paris operas?
A. Opera-Comique
B. Academie Royale de Musique
C. Comedie-Francaise
D. Theatre du Chatelet
Answer: B. Academie Royale de Musique
Q10. What was the original French title of Gluck’s opera premiered in 1774?
A. Iphigenie en Aulide
B. Iphigenie en Tauride
C. Armide
D. Echo et Narcisse
Answer: A. Iphigenie en Aulide
Q11. Which Gluck opera features the character Orfeo sung by a castrato in its original Vienna version?
A. Alceste
B. Orfeo ed Euridice
C. Paride ed Elena
D. La Semiramide riconosciuta
Answer: B. Orfeo ed Euridice
Q12. What innovation did Gluck introduce in Orfeo ed Euridice regarding instrumentation?
A. Extensive use of trumpets and horns
B. Full symphony orchestra
C. Minimal orchestra to focus on drama
D. Heavy reliance on harpsichord
Answer: C. Minimal orchestra to focus on drama
Q13. Gluck’s opera Armide is based on a libretto adapted from which earlier work?
A. Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata
B. Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso
C. Virgil’s Aeneid
D. Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Answer: A. Torquato Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberata
Q14. In which year did Iphigenie en Tauride premiere in Paris?
A. 1774
B. 1779
C. 1781
D. 1787
Answer: B. 1779
Q15. Iphigenie en Tauride was Gluck’s:
A. First opera
B. Failed experiment
C. Most performed work in Vienna
D. Last complete opera
Answer: D. Last complete opera
Q16. What rivalry did Gluck face in Paris during the “Guerre des Bouffons”?
A. With Italian composer Niccolo Piccinni
B. With Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C. With Joseph Haydn
D. With Antonio Salieri
Answer: A. With Italian composer Niccolo Piccinni
Q17. Gluck’s reforms emphasized prioritizing which element in opera?
A. Vocal virtuosity
B. Dramatic truth and expression
C. Orchestral complexity
D. Scenic spectacle
Answer: B. Dramatic truth and expression
Q18. Which instrument did Gluck famously feature in the Paris version of Orfeo ed Euridice?
A. Viola da gamba
B. Oboe
C. Harp
D. Organ
Answer: C. Harp
Q19. Gluck studied music under whom in Milan?
A. Giovanni Battista Sammartini
B. Georg Reutter
C. Padre Martini
D. Antonio Caldara
Answer: A. Giovanni Battista Sammartini
Q20. Gluck’s first opera was performed in which city?
A. Prague
B. Milan
C. Vienna
D. Naples
Answer: B. Milan
Q21. What title did Gluck hold at the Habsburg court?
A. Imperial Kapellmeister
B. Director of the National Theater
C. Court Composer
D. Hofkomponist
Answer: D. Hofkomponist
Q22. Which Gluck opera was revised for Paris with added ballet scenes?
A. Alceste
B. Orfeo ed Euridice
C. Paride ed Elena
D. La Clemenza di Tito
Answer: B. Orfeo ed Euridice
Q23. Gluck’s music influenced which later composer’s symphonic style?
A. Ludwig van Beethoven
B. Franz Schubert
C. Samuel Barber
D. Richard Wagner
Answer: D. Richard Wagner
Q24. In what year did Gluck die?
A. 1785
B. 1787
C. 1790
D. 1792
Answer: B. 1787
Q25. Where is Gluck buried?
A. Vienna’s Centeral Cemetery
B. Paris Père Lachaise
C. Salzburg Cathedral
D. Munich Frauenkirche
Answer: A. Vienna’s Centeral Cemetery
