MCQ Questions
Q.1.
Ballet was featured in operas by _____ composers.
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    True
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    French
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    False
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    intermedio
Q.2.
What did the choreographer Marius Petipa invent?
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    bell-like timbre
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    Eugene Onegin
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    pas de deux
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    intermedio
Q.3.
Which of the following describes the celesta?
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    pas de deux
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    Eugene Onegin
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    Romeo and Juliet
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    bell-like timbre
Q.4.
Tchaikovsky's three ballets were all choreographed by
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    Russian
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    Marius Petipa
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    True
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    Eugene Onegin
Q.5.
Nadezhda von Meck's relationship with Tchaikovsky was that of his
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    False
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    patron
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    True
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    that they never met
Q.6.
Which new instrument did Tchaikovsky introduce to ballet?
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    False
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    Christmas
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    celesta
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    Eugene Onegin
Q.7.
Tchaikovsky conducted at the inaugural concert of which famous concert hall?
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    trepak
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    whose music appealed to Western tastes
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    False
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    Carnegie Hall, New York City
Q.8.
During what time of year is The Nutcracker usually performed?
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    Marius Petipa
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    Christmas
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    celesta
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    False
Q.9.
Which of the following was NOT a famous ballet written by Tchaikovsky?
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    that they never met
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    bell-like timbre
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    Romeo and Juliet
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    Eugene Onegin
Q.10.
Ballet was first featured in Russian opera in the Romantic era.
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    False
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    True
Q.11.
The Nutcracker is based on a fanciful story by
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    Eugene Onegin
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    Marius Petipa
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    bell-like timbre
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    E. T. A. Hoffmann.
Q.12.
The Nutcracker is based on a story originally written by the Romantic writer Victor Hugo and expanded by E. T. A. Hoffmann.
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    True
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    False
Q.13.
Nadezhda von Meck's arrangement with Tchaikovsky had one stipulation
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    pas de deux
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    patron
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    that they never met
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    Romeo and Juliet
Q.14.
What was an Italian precursor to ballet?
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    pas de deux
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    Eugene Onegin
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    intermedio
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    French
Q.15.
Beyond ballet, Tchaikovsky was also a noted composer of
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    Christmas
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    E. T. A. Hoffmann.
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    pas de deux
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    operas. symphonies. concertos.