Test Your Knowledge of La favorite!

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  What city did La favorite premiere in?

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  • A.
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    Naples
  • B.
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    Vienna
  • C.
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    Paris
  • D.
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    Venice
  • E.
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    Milan
• 2.
  What language was La favorite's original libretto in?

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    Italian
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    French
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    German
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    English
  • E.
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    Spanish
  • F.
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    None of the above!
• 3.
  Who is "La favorite"?

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  • A.
    King Alphonse XI
  • B.
    Balthazar
  • C.
    Fernand
  • D.
    Inès
  • E.
    All of the above!
  • F.
    None of the above!
• 4.
  What is the title of the La favorite's Italian translation?

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  • A.
    La favorita
  • B.
    Elda
  • C.
    Leonora di Guzman
  • D.
    All the above!
  • E.
    None of the above!
• 5.
  What kind of opera is La favorite?

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  • A.
    Grand opéra (grand opera)
  • B.
    Dramma giocoso (drama with jokes)
  • C.
    Opera buffa (comic opera)
  • D.
    Tragedia lirica (lyric tragedy)
  • E.
    None of the above!
• 6.
  True or False: La favorite is an elaboration on true events.

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    True
  • B.
    False
• 7.
  What year was La favorite premiered in?

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    1797
  • B.
    1840
  • C.
    1842
  • D.
    1848
  • E.
    None of the above!
• 8.
  Which country does the plot take place?

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    France
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    Italy
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    Germany
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    Spain
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    All of the above!
  • F.
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    None of the above!
• 9.
  What voice type is Léonor, the opera's heroine?

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    Soprano
  • B.
    Mezzo-soprano
  • C.
    Contralto
  • D.
    Treble
  • E.
    None of the above!
• 10.
  The Queen, a character never seen, is a relative of another character. Who is she related to and what's the relation? 

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  • A.
    The daughter of Balthazar, superior to the convent of St. James
  • B.
    The sister of Fernand
  • C.
    The niece of Don Gaspar, officer of the king
  • D.
    The cousin of Inès, confidante to Léonor

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Bravo!

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