- 1. In which country was Igor Stravinsky born?
A) Italy
B) France
C) Germany
D) Russia
- 2. Which ballet by Stravinsky caused a riot during its premiere in Paris in 1913?
A) The Rite of Spring
B) Agon
C) The Firebird
D) Petrushka
- 3. What instrument did Stravinsky play proficiently?
A) Flute
B) Cello
C) Piano
D) Violin
- 4. Which famous choreographer collaborated with Stravinsky on several ballets?
A) Martha Graham
B) Mikhail Baryshnikov
C) George Balanchine
D) Anna Pavlova
- 5. Which opera by Stravinsky is based on a Greek myth?
A) The Flood
B) The Nightingale
C) The Rake's Progress
D) Oedipus Rex
- 6. What was the name of Stravinsky's most famous Russian ballet?
A) The Firebird
B) Le Sacre du Printemps
C) L'Oiseau de Feu
D) Petrushka
- 7. Which of the following conductors had a close relationship with Stravinsky and premiered many of his works?
A) Arturo Toscanini
B) Herbert von Karajan
C) Pierre Monteux
D) Leonard Bernstein
- 8. In which year did Igor Stravinsky become a naturalized United States citizen?
A) 1945
B) 1955
C) 1970
D) 1920
- 9. Which famous writer collaborated with Stravinsky on the libretto for the opera 'The Rake's Progress'?
A) James Joyce
B) Virginia Woolf
C) T. S. Eliot
D) W. H. Auden
- 10. Which of the following instruments did Igor Stravinsky prominently feature in his composition 'The Firebird'?
A) Violin
B) Harp
C) Trumpet
D) Bassoon
- 11. Which of the following composers was known for embracing the twelve-tone technique, in contrast to Stravinsky's neoclassical style?
A) Arnold Schoenberg
B) Sergei Prokofiev
C) Maurice Ravel
D) Dmitri Shostakovich
- 12. Which composer was a major influence on Igor Stravinsky's early works?
A) Claude Debussy
B) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
C) Johann Sebastian Bach
D) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 13. Which ballet by Igor Stravinsky is based on a story about a puppet that comes to life?
A) Petrushka
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) Don Quixote
D) La Bayadère
- 14. In which year did Igor Stravinsky pass away?
A) 1953
B) 1971
C) 1965
D) 1980
- 15. Which of these famous ballet companies premiered several of Igor Stravinsky's ballets?
A) Bolshoi Ballet
B) Ballets Russes
C) Paris Opera Ballet
D) New York City Ballet
- 16. Which of Stravinsky's works features a solemn and austere setting of Psalms composed in 1930?
A) Symphony of Psalms
B) Symphony in C
C) Oedipus Rex
D) Orpheus
- 17. In which city did Igor Stravinsky spend the last years of his life?
A) London
B) New York
C) Moscow
D) Paris
- 18. Who commissioned Stravinsky's famous work, 'The Firebird'?
A) Sergei Prokofiev
B) Igor Markevitch
C) Sergei Diaghilev
D) Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 19. What nationality did Stravinsky acquire later in his life and retain until his death?
A) British
B) American
C) Italian
D) French
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