Dvořák Quiz

Dvořák composed his Symphony No. 9 (from the New World) in ______ then returned home to ______.

• the United States

• Czechoslovakia

• Austria

• Russia

• United Kingdom

During a music history class, Samuel asked which of Dvořák's piano compositions was famously entitled ______.

• Impressionist

• Slavonic Dances

• Humoresque

• Jazzy

Dvořák once said that he was influenced by ______ music.

• folk

• bad

• military

• jazz

In a music history class, Nora presents on Symphony No. 9 (From the New World) by Dvorak. She explains that this symphony captures the spirit of what type of music?

• Native American music

• African-American music

• Both

• Neither

During a music lesson, Noah asked Luna what it means when a piece of music is marked with 'fortissimo'. Luna explained that it means ______.

True or False: Dvořák never wrote an opera.

• True

• False

Dvořák was the director of the National Conservatory of Music in ______.

• New York City

• Ames, Iowa

• Venice, Italy

• London, England

True or False: As a composer, Dvořák was a slow worker, always taking great care when he wrote music.

• True

• False

During a music appreciation class, Maya is asked to identify one of Dvořák's most popular works, which is ______.

• African Dances

• Slavonic Dances

• Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies

• British Dances

During the school music competition, Arjun performed a piece from Symphony No. 9. Which section of the symphony did he choose for his performance?

• the overture

• the finale