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