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Johann Sebastian Bach (composer) - Quiz
Johann Sebastian Bach composer
  • 1. When did Johann Sebastian Bach pass away?
A) 1800
B) 1850
C) 1700
D) 1750
  • 2. In which city did Johann Sebastian Bach die?
A) Paris
B) Leipzig
C) Vienna
D) London
  • 3. How old was Bach when he died?
A) 65
B) 55
C) 75
D) 45
  • 4. In which year was Bach born?
A) 1750
B) 1650
C) 1685
D) 1700
  • 5. What was Bach's nationality?
A) Italian
B) French
C) German
D) British
  • 6. What was the name of Bach's famous unfinished work?
A) Goldberg Variations
B) The Art of Fugue
C) The Well-Tempered Clavier
D) Brandenburg Concertos
  • 7. How many children did Bach have?
A) 5
B) 15
C) 20
D) 10
  • 8. Which instrument did Bach primarily play?
A) Clarinet
B) Flute
C) Organ
D) Violin
  • 9. Which of Bach's compositions became known as the 'Little Organ Book'?
A) Goldberg Variations
B) Well-Tempered Clavier
C) Art of Fugue
D) Orgelbüchlein
  • 10. Bach's music is often characterized by its:
A) Polyphony
B) Homophony
C) Heterophony
D) Monophony
  • 11. Which of Bach's works is often referred to as 'The Great Eighteen'?
A) The Well-Tempered Clavier
B) Brandenburg Concertos
C) St. Matthew Passion
D) Goldberg Variations
  • 12. What was Bach's first name?
A) Ludwig
B) Johann
C) Wolfgang
D) Antonio
  • 13. Bach's music was largely forgotten until which composer revived interest in his works?
A) Igor Stravinsky
B) Claude Debussy
C) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D) Felix Mendelssohn
  • 14. What was the cause of Bach's death?
A) Stroke
B) Cancer
C) Heart attack
D) Pneumonia
  • 15. What was Bach's profession?
A) Composer
B) Astronomer
C) Philosopher
D) Painter
  • 16. Which king commissioned Bach to compose the Musical Offering?
A) George III
B) Frederick the Great
C) Peter the Great
D) Louis XIV
  • 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) Baroque
B) Classical
C) Contemporary
D) Romantic
  • 19. Which of Bach's sons was known as the 'London Bach'?
A) Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
B) Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
C) Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
D) Johann Christian Bach
  • 20. In which city did Bach hold the position of court organist?
A) Berlin
B) Munich
C) Weimar
D) Dresden
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