Kabalevsky Novelette General Knowledge Quiz

Which art movement was characterized by the play of light on objects?

• Impressionism

• Symbolism

• Neoclassicism

• Romanticism

Who were the musical exponents of Impressionism?

• Monet and Manet

• Debussy and Ravel

• Verlaine and Baudelaire

• Shostakovich and Prokofiev

Which movement rejected the Romantic fascination with nature and material things?

• Impressionism

• Symbolism

• Neoclassicism

• Modernism

Which composer became more connected to neoclassicism as his career progressed?

• Debussy

• Ravel

• Shostakovich

• Prokofiev

Which composer focused on connecting children to music?

• Debussy

• Ravel

• Kabalevsky

• Prokofiev

Which genre of films did Kabalevsky write music for during the 1930s?

• Romantic films

• Action films

• Silent films

• Films with sound

Which composer embraced the ideas of socialist realism?

• Debussy

• Ravel

• Shostakovich

• Kabalevsky

Which composer orchestrated Franz Schubert's Fantasia in F minor?

• Debussy

• Ravel

• Shostakovich

• Kabalevsky

Who were contemporaries of Kabalevsky?

• Monet and Manet

• Debussy and Ravel

• Shostakovich and Prokofiev

• Verlaine and Baudelaire

What was Kabalevsky's role in the Soviet Committee for the Defense of Peace?

• Conductor

• Pianist

• Composer

• Representative