Q1. In which city was Orlando de Lassus born around 1532?
A. Munich, Bavaria
B. Antwerp, Low Countries
C. Mons, Hainaut
D. Rome, Italy
Answer: C. Mons, Hainaut

Q2. What was Orlando de Lassus’s preferred Italianate name used professionally?
A. Roland de Lattre
B. Orlando di Lasso
C. Orlandus Lassus
D. Orlande de Lassus
Answer: B. Orlando di Lasso

Q3. Orlando de Lassus died on June 14, 1594, in which city after serving there for nearly four decades?
A. Naples
B. Rome
C. Antwerp
D. Munich
Answer: D. Munich

Q1. In what year was Arthur Sullivan born?
A. 1832
B. 1842
C. 1852
D. 1862
Answer: B. 1842

Q2. Where was Arthur Sullivan born?
A. Lambeth, London
B. Dublin, Ireland
C. Manchester, England
D. Edinburgh, Scotland
Answer: A. Lambeth, London

Q3. What was the profession of Arthur Sullivan’s father, Thomas Sullivan?
A. Painter
B. Military bandmaster and clarinettist
C. Lawyer
D. Merchant
Answer: B. Military bandmaster and clarinettist

Q1. In which present-day country was Aram Khachaturian born?
A. Russia
B. Armenia
C. Georgia
D. Azerbaijan
Answer: C. Georgia

Q2. What was Khachaturian’s birth year?
A. 1898
B. 1903
C. 1904
D. 1905
Answer: B. 1903

Q3. At what age did Khachaturian first travel to Moscow to pursue formal music studies?
A. 15
B. 19
C. 22
D. 25
Answer: B. 19

Q1. In which region is Johannes Ockeghem believed to have been born around 1410?
A. East Flanders, Netherlands
B. Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
C. Tours, France
D. Antwerp, Brabant
Answer: B. Saint-Ghislain, Belgium

Q2. What is the first documented record of Ockeghem’s musical activity?
A. Singing in the French royal chapel under Charles VII
B. Service at the Burgundian court with Gilles Binchois
C. Employment as a choir singer at Antwerp Cathedral in 1443
D. Teaching pupils in Paris
Answer: C. Employment as a choir singer at Antwerp Cathedral in 1443

Q3. Which composer is Ockeghem most likely to have studied under or closely associated with during his early career?
A. Guillaume Dufay
B. Antoine Busnois
C. Gilles Binchois
D. Josquin des Prez
Answer: C. Gilles Binchois

Q1. In which Bohemian town was Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber baptized in 1644?
A. Opava
B. Wartenberg
C. Kromeriz
D. Graz
Answer: B. Wartenberg

Q2. What is the exact date of Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s death?
A. May 3, 1704
B. August 12, 1704
C. March 15, 1703
D. July 20, 1705
Answer: A. May 3, 1704

Q3. Where is Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber buried?
A. Salzburg Cathedral
B. St. Peter’s Abbey Cemetery
C. Nonnberg Abbey
D. Hellbrunn Palace grounds
Answer: B. St. Peter’s Abbey Cemetery

Q1. In which city was Giovanni Gabrieli born around the mid-16th century?
A. Munich, Germany
B. Venice, Italy
C. Florence, Italy
D. Rome, Italy
Answer: B. Venice, Italy

Q2. What was the approximate year of Giovanni Gabrieli’s birth?
A. 1520
B. 1540
C. 1556
D. 1585
Answer: C. 1556

Q3. What caused Giovanni Gabrieli’s death in 1612?
A. Plague outbreak
B. Battle wounds
C. Kidney stone complications
D. Old age-related illness
Answer: C. Kidney stone complications

Q1. In which century did Leonin primarily flourish as a composer?
A. 11th century
B. 12th century
C. 13th century
D. 14th century
Answer: B. 12th century

Q2. What is the primary musical form associated with Leonin’s compositions?
A. Motet
B. Conductus
C. Organum
D. Chanson
Answer: C. Organum

Q3. With which institution is Leonin most closely linked in his compositional career?
A. St. Gall Abbey
B. Notre-Dame Cathedral
C. Winchester Cathedral
D. Santiago de Compostela
Answer: B. Notre-Dame Cathedral

Q1. Perotin, also known as Perotin the Great, was a prominent composer associated with which major musical school in medieval Paris?
A. Ars nova school
B. Notre Dame school
C. Burgundian school
D. Florentine school
Answer: B. Notre Dame school

Q2. In what approximate time period was Perotin active as a composer?
A. Mid-11th century
B. Late 12th to early 13th century
C. Mid-14th century
D. Late 15th century
Answer: B. Late 12th to early 13th century

Q3. Perotin is believed to have worked primarily at which famous Parisian cathedral?
A. Chartres Cathedral
B. Reims Cathedral
C. Notre-Dame Cathedral
D. Rouen Cathedral
Answer: C. Notre-Dame Cathedral

Q1. In which modern-day country was Tomas Luis de Victoria born?
A. Italy
B. Portugal
C. Spain
D. France
Answer: C. Spain

Q2. Approximately in which year was Victoria born?
A. 1535
B. 1548
C. 1562
D. 1575
Answer: B. 1548

Q3. Which composer was Victoria’s older contemporary and fellow Spaniard, often compared to him?
A. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
B. Orlando di Lasso
C. Cristobal de Morales
D. Claudio Monteverdi
Answer: A. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

Q1. In which century did Guillaume de Machaut primarily compose his works?
A. 12th century
B. 13th century
C. 14th century
D. 15th century
Answer: C. 14th century

Q2. Guillaume de Machaut is most closely associated with which musical and poetic form that he helped perfect?
A. Gregorian chant
B. Organum
C. Ars nova
D. Ars antiqua
Answer: C. Ars nova

Q3. What was Machaut’s primary occupation during much of his career?
A. Court composer for the French king
B. Cleric and canon at Reims Cathedral
C. Traveling minstrel
D. University professor of music
Answer: B. Cleric and canon at Reims Cathedral