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Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) - Quiz
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  • 1. When did Johann Sebastian Bach pass away?
A) 1750
B) 1700
C) 1800
D) 1850
  • 2. In which city did Johann Sebastian Bach die?
A) Leipzig
B) Vienna
C) London
D) Paris
  • 3. How old was Bach when he died?
A) 45
B) 65
C) 75
D) 55
  • 4. In which year was Bach born?
A) 1685
B) 1750
C) 1700
D) 1650
  • 5. What was Bach's nationality?
A) French
B) Italian
C) British
D) German
  • 6. What was the name of Bach's famous unfinished work?
A) Goldberg Variations
B) Brandenburg Concertos
C) The Art of Fugue
D) The Well-Tempered Clavier
  • 7. How many children did Bach have?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 5
D) 20
  • 8. Which instrument did Bach primarily play?
A) Violin
B) Organ
C) Clarinet
D) Flute
  • 9. Which of Bach's compositions became known as the 'Little Organ Book'?
A) Orgelbüchlein
B) Goldberg Variations
C) Art of Fugue
D) Well-Tempered Clavier
  • 10. Bach's music is often characterized by its:
A) Homophony
B) Heterophony
C) Monophony
D) Polyphony
  • 11. Which of Bach's works is often referred to as 'The Great Eighteen'?
A) Goldberg Variations
B) Brandenburg Concertos
C) The Well-Tempered Clavier
D) St. Matthew Passion
  • 12. What was Bach's first name?
A) Ludwig
B) Antonio
C) Wolfgang
D) Johann
  • 13. Bach's music was largely forgotten until which composer revived interest in his works?
A) Claude Debussy
B) Igor Stravinsky
C) Felix Mendelssohn
D) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  • 14. What was the cause of Bach's death?
A) Heart attack
B) Cancer
C) Stroke
D) Pneumonia
  • 15. What was Bach's profession?
A) Astronomer
B) Philosopher
C) Composer
D) Painter
  • 16. Which king commissioned Bach to compose the Musical Offering?
A) Peter the Great
B) Frederick the Great
C) Louis XIV
D) George III
  • 17. Bach's work 'Air on the G String' is an arrangement of a movement from which larger work?
A) Cello Suite No. 1
B) Orchestral Suite No. 3
C) Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
D) Toccata and Fugue in D minor
  • 18. Which musical era did Bach belong to?
A) Contemporary
B) Classical
C) Baroque
D) Romantic
  • 19. Which of Bach's sons was known as the 'London Bach'?
A) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
B) Johann Christian Bach
C) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
D) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
  • 20. In which city did Bach hold the position of court organist?
A) Dresden
B) Weimar
C) Berlin
D) Munich
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