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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer)
  • 1. What was the cause of Tchaikovsky's death?
A) Cholera
B) Tuberculosis
C) Pneumonia
D) Heart attack
  • 2. How old was Tchaikovsky when he died?
A) 60
B) 53
C) 56
D) 44
  • 3. In which year was Tchaikovsky born?
A) 1840
B) 1865
C) 1825
D) 1855
  • 4. What is the title of Tchaikovsky's first Piano Concerto?
A) Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major
B) Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major
C) Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor
D) Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
  • 5. Which famous ballet did Tchaikovsky compose?
A) The Nutcracker
B) Swan Lake
C) Cinderella
D) Romeo and Juliet
  • 6. What was Tchaikovsky's occupation?
A) Painter
B) Physicist
C) Architect
D) Composer
  • 7. What was the title of Tchaikovsky's only opera that is part of the standard opera repertoire?
A) The Enchantress
B) Eugene Onegin
C) The Queen of Spades
D) Mazeppa
  • 8. Who did Tchaikovsky marry in 1877?
A) Alexandra Davydova
B) Anna Pavlova
C) Olga Kondratyeva
D) Antonina Miliukova
  • 9. What was Tchaikovsky's nationality?
A) German
B) Russian
C) French
D) Italian
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT a work composed by Tchaikovsky?
A) Marche Slave
B) Piano Concerto No. 2
C) Moonlight Sonata
D) 1812 Overture
  • 11. Which of Tchaikovsky's works is known for its celebratory use of cannons and church bells?
A) Symphony No. 5
B) 1812 Overture
C) Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
D) Sleeping Beauty Suite
  • 12. Which ballet choreographer did Tchaikovsky collaborate with for The Nutcracker?
A) Rudolf Nureyev
B) Vaslav Nijinsky
C) George Balanchine
D) Marius Petipa
  • 13. What was the title of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 in F minor inspired by?
A) Love
B) Fate
C) Nature
D) War
  • 14. Which act of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker features the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?
A) Act I
B) Act II
C) Act III
D) Act IV
  • 15. Which director used Tchaikovsky's score for Swan Lake in his film Black Swan?
A) Alfred Hitchcock
B) Darren Aronofsky
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Martin Scorsese
  • 16. Where did Tchaikovsky die?
A) Paris, France
B) Saint Petersburg, Russia
C) Vienna, Austria
D) Moscow, Russia
  • 17. In which month did Tchaikovsky die?
A) January
B) March
C) November
D) July
  • 18. How many symphonies did Tchaikovsky compose before his death?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 3
D) 9
  • 19. Who was the dedicatee of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6?
A) Anton Rubinstein
B) Nadezhda von Meck
C) Sergei Taneyev
D) Mily Balakirev
  • 20. Which Russian ruler was in power at the time of Tchaikovsky's death?
A) Nicholas II
B) Alexander III
C) Alexander II
D) Ivan the Terrible
  • 21. What is the title of Tchaikovsky's best-known ballet suite?
A) The Sleeping Beauty
B) Swan Lake
C) The Nutcracker
D) Giselle
  • 22. Who conducted the premiere of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6?
A) Sergei Taneyev
B) Alexander Glazunov
C) Eduard Nápravník
D) Nikolai Rubinstein
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