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