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1. What nationality was Fryderyk Chopin's mother of?
2. What small town was Frederyk Chopin born in?
3. When Fryderyk was a young child, he would often listen to his sister Ludwika(Louisa) play the piano, and showed aptitude in music. When he was just 7 years old, he composed his first piece - a polonaise. In what key was this polonaise written in?
4. In which era of music is Fryderyk Chopin usually categorized?
5. Which of the following pieces did Chopin NOT write?
6. When Chopin left Poland in the early 1830s for Vienna, he never saw his beloved country again.
7. In Paris, Chopin gained fame as a virtuoso pianist as well as a passionate teacher. He also struck up close friendships with many other famous artists and composers of his time period. Which of the following people did Chopin have a personal relationship with?
8. Which famous author did Fryderyk Chopin have a long romantic relationship with?
9. Throughout his life, Chopin suffered from an incurable disease, which he finally succumbed to on October 17, 1849, at the age of 39. What is the name of this disease that many people attribute Chopin's death to?
10. Chopin was buried at the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, but his sister Ludwika took his heart and brought it back to Poland. Where is his heart buried?
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