Chopin Trivia Quiz

Welcome to the Chopin Trivia Quiz. All of the answers can be found on the website, in either the biographies or the study guides. Results are displayed upon completion. Good luck!

In which city was Chopin born?
London, England
Paris, France
Warsaw, Poland
Zelazowa Wola, Poland

During which year was Chopin born?
1876
1810
1756
1849

Chopin's father was of which nationality?
Polish
English
French
Russian

At what age did Chopin publish his first work?
7
15
10
20

Chopin's music belongs to which category?
Classical
Contemporary
Romantic
Baroque

Chopin composed almost exclusively for which instrument?
Piano
Flute
Violin
Cello

Which of the following is not a dance?
Waltz
Polonaise
Nocturne
Mazurka

What did Chopin perform for his Warsaw “farewell” concert?
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 11
Funeral March, Op. 72 No. 2
Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 4
Mazurka, Op. 6 No. 1

At the age of 21, Chopin moved to which country?
Scotland
England
Spain
France

How did Chopin feel about public performance?
He performed as frequently as possible in order to make money.
He was arrogant and haughty; he enjoyed showing off.
He was modest and shy; he avoided public performance.
He frequently competed against Franz Liszt, a friend of his.

Chopin’s preludes were inspired by which work?
Mozart’s Piano Sonatas
Weber’s Invitation to the Dance
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier
Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas

Chopin dedicated which work to Franz Liszt?
Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 21
Études, Op. 10
Waltzes, Op. 64
Preludes, Op. 28

Chopin’s lover, George Sand, was which of the following?
Clothier
Baker
Musician
Writer

How did George Sand describe Chopin?
Homosexual
Bisexual
Heterosexual
Asexual

Why did George Sand end her relationship with the composer?
She suspected that he had fallen in love with her daughter.
He spent too much time giving public performances.
She did not enjoy the company of a musician.
She caught him with another woman.

Chopin succumbed to which illness while living in France?
Pneumonia
Smallpox
Tuberculosis
Cholera

Where was Chopin buried?
Père Lachaise Cemetery - Paris, France
Westminster Abbey - London, England
Montmartre Cemetery - Paris, France
Powązkowski Cemetery - Warsaw, Poland

What did Chopin wish to have buried with him?
Polish soil
George Sand’s perfume
Franz Liszt’s autograph
Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier

Chopin’s heart was removed. Where was it placed?
Church of the Holy Cross - Warsaw, Poland
Père Lachaise Cemetery - Paris, France
Powązkowski Cemetery - Warsaw, Poland
Chopin Family Manor - Zelazowa Wola, Poland

Who said the following about Chopin?
“We may be sure that a genius like Mozart, were he born today, would write concertos like Chopin and not like Mozart.”
Robert Schumann
Franz Liszt
Felix Mendelssohn
George Sand

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