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