Literary Works About Musical Performances

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge about literary works that feature musical performances as a central theme or element.

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Phantom of the Opera", what is the name of the mysterious opera singer who captivates the audience with her beautiful voice?

  1. Christine Daaé
  2. Carlotta Giudicelli
  3. Meg Giry
  4. Madame Giry
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the play "Amadeus", what is the name of the young composer who is overshadowed by the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

  1. Antonio Salieri
  2. Lorenzo Da Ponte
  3. Joseph II
  4. Leopold Mozart
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Music of Dolphins", what is the name of the young woman who discovers that dolphins have their own unique language and music?

  1. Margaret Howe Lovatt
  2. John C. Lilly
  3. Karen Pryor
  4. Louis Herman
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the film "The Commitments", what is the name of the young working-class Dubliner who forms a soul band with his friends?

  1. Jimmy Rabbitte
  2. Deco Cuffe
  3. Imelda Quirke
  4. Joey "The Lips" Fagan
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Color Purple", what is the name of the young African-American woman who finds solace and strength in music and her relationships with other women?

  1. Celie Harris Johnson
  2. Nettie Harris
  3. Shug Avery
  4. Sofia Johnson
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the play "Rent", what is the name of the group of young artists and musicians who struggle to survive and create art in New York City's East Village?

  1. Mark Cohen
  2. Roger Davis
  3. Mimi Marquez
  4. Tom Collins
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Night Circus", what is the name of the magical circus that appears in a different location every night?

  1. Le Cirque des Rêves
  2. Cirque du Soleil
  3. Barnum & Bailey Circus
  4. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the film "Whiplash", what is the name of the young jazz drummer who is pushed to his limits by his abusive teacher?

  1. Andrew Neiman
  2. Terence Fletcher
  3. Nicole
  4. Sean Casey
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Joy Luck Club", what is the name of the group of Chinese-American women who meet regularly to share their stories and experiences?

  1. Suyuan Woo
  2. An-mei Hsu
  3. Lindo Jong
  4. Ying-ying St. Clair
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the play "Hamilton", what is the name of the founding father who is the subject of the musical?

  1. Alexander Hamilton
  2. Aaron Burr
  3. George Washington
  4. Thomas Jefferson
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Sound of Music", what is the name of the young postulant who becomes a governess to the seven children of Captain von Trapp?

  1. Maria Rainer
  2. Captain Georg von Trapp
  3. Elsa Schraeder
  4. Max Detweiler
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the film "Once", what is the name of the Dublin street musician who falls in love with a Czech immigrant flower seller?

  1. Guy
  2. Girl
  3. Billy
  4. Ivan
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Piano", what is the name of the mute Scottish woman who travels to New Zealand with her young daughter and her piano?

  1. Ada McGrath
  2. Baines, the Scottish widower
  3. George Baines, the wealthy landowner
  4. Flora McGrath, Ada's daughter
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the play "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", what is the name of the vengeful barber who murders his customers and bakes them into pies?

  1. Sweeney Todd
  2. Mrs. Lovett
  3. Judge Turpin
  4. Anthony Hope
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the novel "The Music Man", what is the name of the con man who travels to River City, Iowa, and convinces the townspeople to start a boys' band?

  1. Harold Hill
  2. Marian Paroo
  3. Mayor Shinn
  4. Charlie Cowell