Choir/Band Mid-Term

Spring 2015
Name _____________________
Period _______
I.

Multiple Choice
1. He was born in Bonn, Germany but died in Vienna, Austria
a. Chopin
b. Beethoven
c. Napoleone
d. Mozart
2. He is considered a musical child prodigy
a. Beethoven
b. Chopin
c. Mozart
d. Armstrong
3. An American jazz idol and a singer
a. Chopin
b. Napoleone
c. Armstrong
d. Mozart
4. Which symphony is considered the longest piece of music in
music history?
a. Mozarts Symphony #7
b. Beethovens Symphony #5
c. Beethovens Symphony #9
d. Mozarts Symphony #3
5. Members of this band are all siblings
a. Bee Gees
b. Jackson 5
c. Beatles
d. Michael Jackson
6. Which of Whitney Houstons song became a hit after her movie
Bodyguard?
a. I Will Always Love You
b. I Want You Back
c. I Have Nothing
d. What A Wonderful World
7. Researchers claim if you listen to his music it will make you
smarter
a. Armstrong

b. Beethoven
c. Mozart
d. Napoleone
8. He composed 30 symphonies by the age of 18
a. Beethoven
b. Armstrong
c. Mozart
d. Joe
9. Jackson 5 started with how many members?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 2
d. 4
10.
After going deaf he communicated with his family and
friends through what?
a. Telephone
b. Notebook
c. Email
d. Facebook
11.
Who is the author of the Amerika Samoa Anthem?
a. Napoleone
b. Tuiasosopo
c. Mozart
d. Bach
12.
He was a self taught musician and also a lawyer
a. Beethoven
b. Bach
c. Chopin
d. Napoleone
13.
Napoleone conducted one of the military bands in 1973,
which one?
a. Army
b. Air Force
c. Marine
d. Coast Guard
14.
The best selling gospel album of Whitney Houston is
a. I Will Always Love You
b. Houston
c. Preachers Wife
d. Pastors Wife
15.
The letter K that is used to cataloged Mozarts Music was
by a man named
a. Kobelle
b. Kogel
c. Kchel
d. KipiKipi

16.

Chopin composes most of his music for what instrument?

a. Trumpet
b. Piano
c. Guitar
d. Trombone
17.
In what year did Whitney Houston formed her foundation
for children?
a. 1989
b. 1990
c. 2012
d. 1963
18.
Frederick Chopin was a great piano composer from which
country?
a. England
b. New Zealand
c. Poland
d. Germany
19.
In 1992 Whitney Houston started her acting career in what
movie?
a. Preachers Wife
b. Bodyguard
c. Guard
d. How Will I Know
20.
Jackson 5 was first named
a. Jackson Brothers
b. Michael Jackson
c. Jackson 3
d. None of the above
II.

True or False
1. Beethoven was born in Germany yet the actual date of his birth
is unknown
a. True
b. False
2. Napoleone wrote the Ode To Joy symphony
a. True
b. False
3. Michael, Marlon, Tito, Jackie and Jermaine are all brothers in the
Jackson 5
a. True
b. False
4. Chopins Minute piece is only 60 seconds in duration
a. True
b. False

5. I Will Always Love You is Whitney Houstons best selling single by

a woman in history
a. True
b. False
6. Neil Armstrong was a great jazz trumpeter and singer
a. True
b. False
7. Beethoven composed the symphony #9, the longest music in
history
a. True
b. False
8. Mariota Tuiasosopo wrote the lyrics to the Amerika Samoa
Anthem
a. True
b. False
9. Louis Armstrong is best known for jazz music
a. True
b. False
10.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was composed by Wolfgang
Amadeus
a. True
b. False
11.
Tuiteleleapaga composed the music to the Amerika Samoa
Anthem
a. True
b. False
12.
Frederick Chopin is a prominent composer for piano music
a. True
b. False
13.
The Etude in C minor by Frederick Chopin is also known as
the Pathetique sonata.
a. True
b. False
14.
Beethovens symphony #9 employs a choir in the last
movement, a first in any symphony written in history.
a. True
b. False
15.
Chopin composed one of his waltzes in A-flat major
a. True
b. False
16.
Napoleone earned his Bachelor of Law degree from Loyola
University Law School in California.
a. True
b. False
17.
When The Saints Go Marching In is played by the Jackson
5

a. True
b. False
18.
I Want You Back is sung by the Jackson 5
a. True
b. False
19.
Beethoven composed 10 symphonies all together
a. True
b. False
20.
Chopins Etude in C minor is also known as the
Revolutionary Etude
a. True
b. False