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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. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?
(a) Prague.
(b) Salzburg.
(c) Melk.
(d) Bonn.

2. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?
(a) Louis Van Beethoven.
(b) Count Von Strack.
(c) Giuseppe Bonno.
(d) Count Von Oslo.

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

4. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?
(a) The Death of the Bird.
(b) The Death of Mediocrity.
(c) Orlando Furioso.
(d) The Death of Mozart.

5. Who wants the new comic opera to be in 'good plain German?'
(a) Leopold Mozart.
(b) Rosenberg.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) Salieri.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?

3. In the context of the play, how long has it been since Mozart's death?

4. What does Salieri feel he needs to make his 'last audience' appear?

5. What philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?

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