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1. Who created the music to the Nutcracker?
2. Which German romantic writer created the story upon which the Nutcracker ballet was based?
3. The Nutcracker opera was based on 'King Rene's Daughter' by which Danish dramatist?
4. The Nutcracker ballet marked the first use of what instrument in an orchestral score?
5. The main character of the Nutcracker is a little girl named Clara who receives a Nutcracker from a mysterious individual. What is his name?
6. What is the name of Clara's naughty brother who breaks her beloved gift?
7. In the original choreography, a death occurs in the Nutcracker ballet. True or False?
8. Which of the following is not a dance of the Nutcracker?
9. What is the name of the Russian dance, the traditional dance of the Cossacks?
10. Who dances with the Nutcracker Prince in the Pas de Deux?
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