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Sergey Prokofiev (composer)
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  • 1. When did Sergey Prokofiev pass away?
A) 1985
B) 1930
C) 1953
D) 1968
  • 2. In which city did Sergey Prokofiev die?
A) St. Petersburg
B) Moscow
C) London
D) Paris
  • 3. How old was Sergey Prokofiev when he died?
A) 70
B) 55
C) 50
D) 61
  • 4. What was the cause of Sergey Prokofiev’s death?
A) Stroke
B) Pneumonia
C) Heart attack
D) Cerebral hemorrhage
  • 5. Where is Sergey Prokofiev buried?
A) Recoleta Cemetery
B) Kensal Green Cemetery
C) Novodevichy Cemetery
D) Zentralfriedhof
  • 6. Prokofiev worked as a professor at which institution shortly before his death?
A) Royal College of Music
B) Juilliard School
C) Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Kyiv)
D) Moscow Conservatory
  • 7. In what year did Prokofiev return to the Soviet Union, where he eventually passed away?
A) 1959
B) 1936
C) 1945
D) 1921
  • 8. Sergey Prokofiev was born in which country?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Poland
D) Russia
  • 9. What was Prokofiev's primary instrument as a child?
A) Piano
B) Violin
C) Cello
D) Clarinet
  • 10. Which composer was Prokofiev often associated with in his lifetime?
A) Richard Wagner
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Johann Sebastian Bach
D) Igor Stravinsky
  • 11. What was the first name of Prokofiev's wife, who outlived him?
A) Lina
B) Elena
C) Anna
D) Nadia
  • 12. Prokofiev's most famous piano work, often played in concert, is his:
A) Sinfonia Concertante
B) Romeo and Juliet Suite
C) Piano Concerto No. 3
D) War Sonatas
  • 13. Prokofiev passed away on the same day as which other notable figure?
A) Vladimir Lenin
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Leon Trotsky
D) Nikita Khrushchev
  • 14. What was Sergey Prokofiev's profession?
A) Scientist
B) Politician
C) Composer
D) Athlete
  • 15. Where was Sergey Prokofiev born?
A) Moscow, Russia
B) Sontsovka, Ukraine
C) St. Petersburg, Russia
D) Paris, France
  • 16. Which of the following composers is not a contemporary of Sergey Prokofiev?
A) Igor Stravinsky
B) Dmitri Shostakovich
C) Béla Bartók
D) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • 17. Which famous ballet did Sergey Prokofiev compose in 1935?
A) Swan Lake
B) Romeo and Juliet
C) The Nutcracker
D) Cinderella
  • 18. What was Sergey Prokofiev's nationality?
A) German
B) Italian
C) French
D) Russian
  • 19. Sergey Prokofiev's 'Peter and the Wolf' is a musical composition for what type of audience?
A) Elderly
B) Teens
C) Adults
D) Children
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