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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Mozart's death, according to the Venticelli?
(a) Rheumatic fever.
(b) Puerperal fever.
(c) Smallpox.
(d) Syphilis.

2. What is Baron Van Swieten's nickname?
(a) 'Wolferl.'
(b) 'Lord Van Fugue.'
(c) 'Lord Fugue.'
(d) 'Pianocello.'

3. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?
(a) Monteverdi.
(b) Glinka.
(c) Gluck.
(d) Glock.

4. How does Salieri reward his Venticelli?
(a) He gives them cakes.
(b) He gets them jobs at the palace.
(c) He buys them dinner.
(d) He gives them money.

5. What philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?
(a) The Age of the Feuilletons.
(b) The Age of Modernism.
(c) The Platonic Age.
(d) The Age of Englightenment

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Salieri in the first scene of the play?

2. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?

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

4. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?

5. What is ironic about court musicians and their employers?

(see the answer key)

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