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1) Bach wrote:
a) 8 French Suites
b) 6 French Suites
c) 3 French Suites
d) 10 French Suites

2) The courante in the French Suite in E major
a) follows the Italian style
b) follows the French style
c) follows the German style
d) follows the English style

3) The six French Suites all contain the following movements:
a) allemande and courante
b) sarabande and gavotte
c) bourreé and gigue
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

4) The French Suite No. 6 in E major is a little unusual because:
a) it contains an extra movement after the gigue
b) it contains movements in the English style
c) it contains two extra movements between the gavotte and the bourrée
d) it contains a prelude

5) The polonaise is:
a) associated with Chopin
b) in moderate tempo triple meter
c) an "extra" movement in the standard French suite
d) all of the above
e) none of the above

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