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Classics Explained: Romeo and Juliet
Classics Explained: Romeo and Juliet
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1
The ball is in honour of Juliet
True
False
2
Romeo, Benvolio and Mercutio are watching a band of _________ players.
Mandolin
Sousaphone
Kazoo
Ukulele
3
Why did Prokofiev move back to Soviet Russia?
He didn't like the food in North America
His music was too avant-garde
His music was too boring
4
Which instrument announces the gate-crashers?
Oboe
Tambourine
Clarinet
Cornet
5
Who composed the music for the ballet Romeo and Juliet?
Sergei Prokofiev
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsokov
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
6
The random provincial theatre that held the premiere of Romeo and Juliet was in which country?
Hungary
Kalamazoo
France
Czechoslovakia
7
It took Prokofiev 10 years to bring the Romeo and Juliet ballet to the stage
False
True
8
Romeo and Juliet dance to a love theme played by electric guitar and kazoo.
True
False
9
Prokofiev was not allowed at his own premiere in 1938
False
True
10
Why did Prokofiev want to change the ending?
He didn't want the audience to leave feeling sad
The government told him to do it
It was easier to choreograph the dancing
11
Which instrument announces Romeo?
Oboe
Clarinet
Tambourine
Cornet
12
Which instrument families play Juliet's theme? (Two possible answers)
Brass
Percussion
Woodwinds
Strings
13
Where does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place?
Spain
Italy
U.S.A.
Russia
14
Which instruments moan from the depths of despair? (Two possible answers)
Kazoo
Saxophone
Contrabassoon
Bass Clarinet
15
The viola d'amour, an unusual baroque instrument, plays the love theme before Romeo and Juliet must part.
True
False
16
Who is the quarrel between?
Montagues and Capulets
Starks and Lannisters
Empire and Rebellion
17
Prokofiev wrote the the music in the summer of 1935
True
False
18
Which instrument announces Mercutio?
Clarinet
Tambourine
Oboe
Cornet
19
Which instrument announces Benvolio?
Cornet
Clarinet
Oboe
Tambourine
20
The violins and brass pulsate with a ___________-like beat, a signature of Prokofiev's musical style.
Kazoo
Metronome
Jazz
Rock
