1. When was Debussy born? 1847 1880 1890 1862

2. What was the instrument he played and wrote for primarily? clarinet trombone tuba piano

3. What piano piece was inspired by an old Breton legend? 'Masques' 'Clouds' 'Sirens' 'The Engulfed Cathedral'

4. What piano suite of Debussy's includes a piece inspired by American minstrel shows and the 'golliwog' doll? 'Images' 'Jewel Box' 'Children's Corner' 'Nocturnes'

5. Who wrote the poem that inspired Debussy's best known work, 'Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun'? Arthur Rimbaud Stephane Mallarme Paul Verlaine Paul Valery

6. What famed dancer choreographed Debussy's work? Ruth St. Denis Anna Pavlova Vaclav Nijinsky Isadora Duncan

7. What German composer was an early influence on Debussy? Brahms Bach Beethoven Wagner

8. Name Debussy's only opera. (Please type the English name, and use no accents.) Answer: (Three Words)

9. What Christian martyr inspired Debussy to write a Cantata? Stephen Sebastian Peter Joan of Arc

10. What orchestral piece utilized women's wordless voices? Printemps Sarabande Sirens Gigues

11. Besides 'Prelude', name the other well known large-scale orchestral work by Debussy. 'La Mer' 'La Valse' 'Bolero' 'Daphnis and Chloe'

12. Another Greek myth inspired this work for solo flute. Name it. Answer: (One Word)

13. One of his last works for orchestra, Debussy wrote this ballet for Sergei Diaghilev: 'The Firebird' 'Parade' 'The Three-Cornered Hat' 'Jeux'

14. What piano works by another French composer did Debussy orchestrate? 'Gymnop?dies' 'Marche Joyeux' 'Gaspard de la Nuit' 'Pavane'

15. When did Debussy die? 1922 1918 1909 1916