1. Who was the first ballerina to dance the role of "Giselle"? Marie Taglioni Lucile Grahn Fanny Elssler Carlotta Grisi

2. Emma Livry was the ill fated pupil of Marie Taglioni. How did her tragic death occur? Having never learned to swim, she drowned in the pond outside the Opera house one night while drunk. A former lover of hers entered the theatre with a revolver one night and shot her right in the middle of her solo. Her dress caught fire during rehearsal and she died as a result of her burns. She was crushed by some falling scenery during a performance of "La Papillon"

3. Which of the following was not rumored to have had an affair with Carlotta Grisi at one stage or another? Jules Perrot Theophile Gautier Benjamin Lumley Lucien Petipa

4. Which dancer did not participate in the famous "Pas De Quatre" of 1845? Fanny Elssler Carlotta Grisi Marie Taglioni Fanny Cerrito

5. Who danced the part of "Albrecht" in the London premiere of "Giselle"? Jules Perrot Adolphe Adam Lucien Petipa Marius Petipa

6. Where was Lucile Grahn born? Copenhagen Moscow Paris Munich

7. Who kicked a sailor who tried to rob her so hard that he died a few days later? Fanny Cerrito Fanny Elssler Marie Taglioni Lucile Grahn

8. Where was Fanny Cerrito born? London Moscow Krakow Naples

9. Where was Fanny Elssler born? Munich Vienna Paris Copenhagen

10. Who was the daughter of a famous choreographer? Carlotta Grisi Marie Taglioni Fanny Cerrito Lucile Grahn

11. Where was Marie Taglioni born? London Rome Moscow Stockholm

12. What was the name of Carlotta Grisi's sister, who married Theophile Gautier? Ernesta Agnes Esmeralda Augustine

13. Theophile Gautier wrote that Taglioni was a ________ dancer, Elssler a ______ one. Brilliant, mediocre. Tall, short Classical, Romantic Christian, Pagan

14. Who had a 20th century ballet named after her? Carlotta Grisi Fanny Cerrito Marie Taglioni Fanny Elssler

15. The father of Carlotta Grisi's daughter, Ernestine, was a ________. Polish prince Danish dancer Austrian artist French flutist