Study Questions

Review Questions for the Interactive Website

1. What is Beethoven most notable for?
2. How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
3. What is Beethoven's most famous symphony and what scholars consider his best symphony?
4. What broad social ideals was Beethoven attracted to?
5. What did the testing of Beethoven's hair reveal about Beethoven's past?
6. How were the tests on B. hair conducted?
7. How does B. music fit the Romantic genre or period?
8. How did B. view Bonaparte's actions?
9. How was B. affected by deafness?
10. How many movements are there in Beethoven's Symphony #3 in E-flat Major?
11. In the First Movement of Beethoven's Symphony #3 in E-Flat Major, what is the function of the first two E-Flat Chords of the movement?
12. In the First Movement of Beethoven's Symphony #3 in E-Flat Major, surprisingly, the function of the cellos is to play what?
13. In the First Movement of Beethoven's Symphony #3 in E-Flat Major, which of the following emotions did Beethoven express in his music, according to the video interviews?
14. In the First Movement of Beethoven's Symphony #3 in E-Flat Major, which sections of the orchestra ended the movement?