Music and Literature in Science

Music and Literature in Science Quiz

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer was known for his use of mathematical ratios in his music?

  1. Johann Sebastian Bach
  2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  3. Ludwig van Beethoven
  4. Claude Debussy
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Ludwig van Beethoven?

  1. The Sorrows of Young Werther
  2. Faust
  3. The Magic Flute
  4. Fidelio
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "The Magic Flute"?

  1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  2. Joseph Haydn
  3. Franz Schubert
  4. Richard Wagner
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Franz Schubert?

  1. Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
  2. The Sorrows of Young Werther
  3. The Magic Flute
  4. Winterreise
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "Tristan und Isolde"?

  1. Richard Wagner
  2. Giuseppe Verdi
  3. Giacomo Puccini
  4. Richard Strauss
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Richard Wagner?

  1. The Ring of the Nibelung
  2. Parsifal
  3. Lohengrin
  4. The Flying Dutchman
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "Carmen"?

  1. Georges Bizet
  2. Charles Gounod
  3. Jacques Offenbach
  4. Jules Massenet
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Georges Bizet?

  1. Carmen
  2. L'Arlésienne
  3. Les Pêcheurs de Perles
  4. La Jolie Fille de Perth
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "La Bohème"?

  1. Giacomo Puccini
  2. Ruggero Leoncavallo
  3. Pietro Mascagni
  4. Umberto Giordano
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Giacomo Puccini?

  1. La Bohème
  2. Tosca
  3. Madama Butterfly
  4. Turandot
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "Salome"?

  1. Richard Strauss
  2. Gustav Mahler
  3. Arnold Schoenberg
  4. Alban Berg
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Richard Strauss?

  1. Salome
  2. Elektra
  3. Der Rosenkavalier
  4. Ariadne auf Naxos
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "Wozzeck"?

  1. Alban Berg
  2. Anton Webern
  3. Karlheinz Stockhausen
  4. Pierre Boulez
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which literary work is based on the life of the composer Alban Berg?

  1. Wozzeck
  2. Lulu
  3. The Three Penny Opera
  4. Mahagonny
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which composer wrote the opera "Einstein on the Beach"?

  1. Philip Glass
  2. Steve Reich
  3. Terry Riley
  4. La Monte Young