Multiple Choice - Choose the correct answer for each question.

1. What year was Scott Joplin born?

   1.   ?      1868
   2.   ?      1968
   3.   ?      1859
   4.   ?      1763

2. What year did Scott Joplin die?

   1.   ?      1868
   2.   ?      1917
   3.   ?      1918
   4.   ?      1915

3. What kind of music was Scott Joplin famous for writing?

   1.   ?      Ragtime
   2.   ?      Rock and roll
   3.   ?      Country
   4.   ?      Rap

4. What was one of Scott Joplin's most famous songs (Hint - the ice cream truck song)?

   1.   ?      The Entertainer
   2.   ?      Chopsticks
   3.   ?      Row, Row, Row Your Boat
   4.   ?      Rain, Rain, Go Away

5. True or False? Scott Joplin was famous for writing operas when he was alive.

   1.   ?      True
   2.   ?      False

6. Scott Joplin was born in what state?

   1.   ?      Arkansas
   2.   ?      Louisiana
   3.   ?      New York

7. Joplin created the libretto and music for the opera, Treemonisha. What is libretto?

   1.   ?      The costumes used in an opera.
   2.   ?      The text or written words of an opera.
   3.   ?      The background scenes in an opera.

8. Ragtime music was characterized by

   1.   ?      A very slow, steady beat in 4/4 time (signature).
   2.   ?      An even rhythm played against a syncopated rhythm.
   3.   ?      All even rhythms played at a medium tempo.

9. Besides ragtime music, ballet and opera, Scott Joplin composed

   1.   ?      Hymns and Gospel music.
   2.   ?      Canons and cantatas.
   3.   ?      Marches and waltzes.

10. (True or False) Most opera composers write the music and words for their operas.

    1.   ?      False
    2.   ?      True