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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Salieri get his hands on some of Mozart's manuscripts?
(a) He steals them.
(b) He bribes a servant to steal them.
(c) He buys them from a second-hand dealer.
(d) The Venticelli bring them to him.

2. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?
(a) The Emperor tells him.
(b) Count Rosenberg tells him.
(c) The Venticelli tell him.
(d) His wife tells him.

3. What does Salieri view as the secret of successful living?
(a) Always knowing what is going on behind your back.
(b) Always knowing what your publisher is doing behind your back.
(c) Always knowing how to get the best value at the markets.
(d) Always knowing what your wife is doing behind your back.

4. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?
(a) A rusty squeezebox.
(b) A tired crumhorn.
(c) A rusty triangle.
(d) A dusty oboe.

5. What is Salieri's reaction to the young couple's goings-on?
(a) He is appalled.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He thinks it is outrageously funny.
(d) He is angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?

2. What is Rosenberg's opinion of prodigies?

3. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?

4. What caused Mozart's death, according to the Venticelli?

5. What solo instrument sounds a single note?

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