Quiz  /  Famous Musical Works: Fact or Fiction?

  • 1. 
    The William Tell overture was composed by Shostakovich.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 2. 
    Nikolai Rimski-Korsakov’s Scheherazade is based on Arabic folklore.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 3. 
    Beethoven’s "Eroica" symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 4. 
    Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata takes its name from a piece of music composed by Beethoven.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 5. 
    Debussy’s La Mer is a musical description of the sea.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 6. 
    Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung is based on German folklore.

  • Fact
  • Fiction

  • 7. 
    Papageno is a character from Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

  • Fact
  • Fiction
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