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Q1. In what year was Tomaso Albinoni born? A. 1661 B. 1671 C. 1681 D. 1691 Answer: B. 1671 Q2. Where was Tomaso Albinoni born and raised? A. Florence B. Milan C. Venice D. Rome Answer: C. Venice Q3. What was the profession of Albinoni's father, Antonio? A. Violin maker B. Opera impresario C. Paper merchant D. Church organist Answer: C. Paper merchant

Q1. In what year was Carl Maria von Weber born? A. 1770 B. 1786 C. 1792 D. 1800 Answer: B. 1786 Q2. Where was Carl Maria von Weber baptized, and what additional name was added to his at that time? A. Salzburg; Friedrich B. Vienna; Ernst C. Eutin; Maria D. Munich; Anton Answer: C. Eutin; Maria Q3. What was the profession of Carl Maria von Weber's father, Franz Anton? A. Composer B. Violinist and theater director C. Opera singer D. Piano teacher Answer: B. Violinist and theater director

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

Q1. In what year was Jacques Offenbach born? A. 1815 B. 1819 C. 1823 D. 1827 Answer: B. 1819 Q2. What was Jacques Offenbach's birth name before he adopted the French version? A. Jacob Offenbach B. Jean Offenbach C. Jules Offenbach D. Isaac Offenbach Answer: A. Jacob Offenbach Q3. What instrument did Offenbach begin studying at age nine, which became his primary one? A. Violin B. Piano C. Flute D. Cello Answer: D. Cello

Q1. In what year was Domenico Scarlatti born? A. 1680 B. 1685 C. 1690 D. 1695 Answer: B. 1685 Q2. Where was Domenico Scarlatti born? A. Rome B. Venice C. Naples D. Madrid Answer: C. Naples Q3. Who was Domenico Scarlatti's father, a renowned composer of the time? A. Antonio Vivaldi B. Alessandro Scarlatti C. Arcangelo Corelli D. Georg Philipp Telemann Answer: B. Alessandro Scarlatti

Q1. In which year was Modest Mussorgsky born? A. 1829 B. 1839 C. 1849 D. 1859 Answer: B. 1839 Q2. Where was Modest Mussorgsky born? A. Moscow B. Saint Petersburg C. Karevo, Pskov Governorate D. Kiev Answer: C. Karevo, Pskov Governorate Q3. What was Modest Mussorgsky's family background primarily described as? A. Merchant class B. Land-owning nobility with peasant ancestry C. Military aristocracy D. Clerical lineage Answer: B. Land-owning nobility with peasant ancestry

Q1. In what year was Johann Pachelbel baptized? A. 1652 B. 1653 C. 1654 D. 1655 Answer: B. 1653 Q2. Where was Johann Pachelbel born? A. Vienna, Austria B. Erfurt, Germany C. Nuremberg, Germany D. Regensburg, Germany Answer: C. Nuremberg, Germany Q3. What was the profession of Johann Pachelbel's father? A. Composer B. Organist C. Wine dealer D. Coppersmith Answer: C. Wine dealer

Q1. In what year was George Gershwin born? A. 1896 B. 1898 C. 1900 D. 1902 Answer: B. 1898 Q2. What was George Gershwin's birth name? A. Jacob Gershwine B. Morris Gershwin C. Ira Gershwin D. Arthur Gershwin Answer: A. Jacob Gershwine Q3. Where was George Gershwin born? A. Manhattan, New York B. Brooklyn, New York C. Chicago, Illinois D. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Answer: B. Brooklyn, New York

Q1. What was Georges Bizet's full birth name before he adopted his pseudonym? A. Adolphe Alexandre Bizet B. Alexandre Cesar Leopold Bizet C. Fromental Halevy Bizet D. Charles Gounod Bizet Answer: B. Alexandre Cesar Leopold Bizet Q2. In which city was Georges Bizet born on October 25, 1838? A. Rome B. London C. Paris D. Vienna Answer: C. Paris Q3. At what remarkably young age did Bizet enter the Paris Conservatoire? A. 12 years old B. 9 years old C. 15 years old D. 6 years old Answer: B. 9 years old

Q1. In which city was Arnold Schoenberg born on 13 September 1874? A. Berlin, Germany B. Vienna, Austria-Hungary C. Prague, Bohemia D. Budapest, Hungary Answer: B. Vienna, Austria-Hungary Q2. Arnold Schoenberg died on 13 July 1951 in which American city? A. New York City, New York B. Chicago, Illinois C. Los Angeles, California D. Boston, Massachusetts Answer: C. Los Angeles, California Q3. Besides composing, what other roles did Arnold Schoenberg prominently hold? A. Conductor and performer B. Music theorist, teacher, and writer C. Instrument maker and publisher D. Librettist and stage director Answer: B. Music theorist, teacher, and writer