- 1. Where did Gustav Mahler die?
A) Berlin, Germany
B) Paris, France
C) London, UK
D) Vienna, Austria
- 2. What was the cause of Gustav Mahler's death?
A) Stroke
B) Cancer
C) Pneumonia
D) Endocarditis
- 3. How old was Gustav Mahler when he died?
A) 50
B) 72
C) 38
D) 65
- 4. Who was Gustav Mahler's wife at the time of his death?
A) Clara Schumann
B) Cosima Wagner
C) Marie von Mahler
D) Alma Mahler
- 5. How many completed symphonies did Mahler compose before his death?
A) 9
B) 12
C) 3
D) 5
- 6. In which city did Mahler serve as the director of the Court Opera?
A) Paris
B) London
C) Vienna
D) Berlin
- 7. Who famously described Mahler's music as 'degenerate art'?
A) Ludwig van Beethoven
B) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Johann Sebastian Bach
- 8. Who composed the orchestration for the unfinished Tenth Symphony?
A) Alban Berg
B) Arnold Schoenberg
C) Gustav Holst
D) Deryck Cooke
- 9. Which composer did Mahler have a significant friendship and influence with?
A) Anton Bruckner
B) Johannes Brahms
C) Arnold Schoenberg
D) Richard Strauss
- 10. What was the name of Mahler's first symphony?
A) Adagietto
B) Resurrection
C) Titan
D) Fate
- 11. Who was the conductor of the New York Philharmonic immediately after Mahler?
A) Herbert von Karajan
B) Willem Mengelberg
C) Arturo Toscanini
D) Leonard Bernstein
- 12. Which nationality was Gustav Mahler?
A) German
B) Italian
C) Austrian
D) Russian
- 13. What was Mahler's profession in addition to composing music?
A) Painter
B) Architect
C) Philosopher
D) Conductor
- 14. Where did Gustav Mahler spend the final years of his life conducting?
A) Paris
B) Berlin
C) London
D) New York
- 15. What was the name of Gustav Mahler's daughter who tragically passed away in 1907?
A) Sophie
B) Maria
C) Anna
D) Clara
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