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What do you know about "Ma Vlast (My Fatherland)"? Quiz

This symphonic poem poetically describes the beauty of the composer's country. How much do you know about this orchestral work?

A multiple-choice quiz by joannlee. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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joannlee

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
279,340

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who composed this work? Hint

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Bedrich Smetana

Antonin Dvorak

Franz Liszt

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Question 2 of 10

2. M� Vlast was written about Bohemia.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many movements are there? Hint

six

four

five

seven

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Question 4 of 10

4. To what classical music period does M� Vlast belong? Hint

Romantic

Baroque

Classical

Modern

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Question 5 of 10

5. Smetana wrote M� Vlast while he was deaf.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. The second movement, "The Moldau", was written about which of the following? Hint

A Mountain

A River

A Lake

A Field

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Question 7 of 10

7. Upon what is the third movement, "Sarka", based? Hint

A livestock fair

A beautiful valley

An Amazon woman who hates men

A famous battle

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Question 8 of 10

8. For what is the fifth movement, "Tabor", named? Hint

A city

A festival

A field

A marketplace

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Question 9 of 10

9. After what is the last movement, "Blanik", named? Hint

A field

A city

A festival

A mountain

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which movement is generally held to be the most popular? Hint

I. Vysehrad (The High Castle)

V. Tabor

II. Vlatava (The Moldau)

III.Sarka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who composed this work?

Answer: Bedrich Smetana

Smetana was born in Czechoslovakia on March 2, 1824 and he wrote M� Vlast between 1874 and 1879.

2. M� Vlast was written about Bohemia.

Answer: True

Smetana identified with the culture of Bohemia and was raised there.

3. How many movements are there?

Answer: six

I. Vysehrad (The High Castle)
II. Vlatava (The Moldau)
III.Sarka
IV. Z Ceskych Luhu a Haju (From Bohemia's Meadows and Forests)
V. Tabor
VI.Blanik

4. To what classical music period does M� Vlast belong?

Answer: Romantic

The Romantic Era included other composers like Johannes Brahms, Franz Schubert, and Peter Tchaikovsky.

5. Smetana wrote M� Vlast while he was deaf.

Answer: True

In 1874 Smetana contracted syphilus which, through time, took away his hearing. The only movement he wrote while he had his hearing was the second movement.

6. The second movement, "The Moldau", was written about which of the following?

Answer: A River

The River Moldau is near Prague Castle, upon which the first movement is based.

7. Upon what is the third movement, "Sarka", based?

Answer: An Amazon woman who hates men

According to Czech legend, she tied herself to a tree as bait and waits to be 'saved' by the prince Ctirad, but of course it is a trap and Sarka and her band of warriors kill all of the prince's men.

8. For what is the fifth movement, "Tabor", named?

Answer: A city

Tabor is in the south of Bohemia and was founded by the Hussites.

9. After what is the last movement, "Blanik", named?

Answer: A mountain

A legend says that a huge army of knights led by St. Wenceslas once slept in this mountain.

10. Which movement is generally held to be the most popular?

Answer: II. Vlatava (The Moldau)

The first three movements are probably the best known.

Source: Author joannlee

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