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This quiz should help you evaluate what you have learned about the most important organ builder of nineteenth-century France. Please enter your name.

1. What factors contributed to Cavaillé-Coll's success? Check all that apply.

1. New concepts of tonal design.
2. Incorporation of new technology.
3. Astute business practices.
4. Recognition and assistance from the political establishment.

2. What was Cavaillé-Coll's first major instrument?

1. St. Sulpice
2. Ste. Clothilde
3. St. Denis
4. La Trinité
5. I have no idea.

3. What time period most closely approximates Cavaillé-Coll's active life as a builder?

1. 1800-1850
2. 1825-1875
3. 1850-1900
4. 1875-1925
5. I have no idea.

4. Typically, Cavaillé-Coll's instruments lack power and are examples of a quiet, refined tonal idiom.

1. True
2. False
3. I have no idea.

5. Tonal characteristics of Cavaillé-Coll's organs must be considered separately from their mechanics, because the two are not related.

1. True
2. False
3. I have no idea.