Question

His teacher, who acknowledged Chopin as

taught him by acknowledging his
innate talent and by not restraining it with
narrow, academic, outdated "rules."
A. a child prodigy
B. not very gifted
C. hopeless when it came to learning to play the piano

Answer 1

Answer: A. a child prodigy

Explanation: Chopin's first teacher Wojciech Żywny was quickly surpassed in talent by the young Chopin. By the time Chopin was 11 years old, he dedicated a composition (his polonaise in A-flat minor) to Żywny as a name-day gift.