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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 cope with his insight into Mozart's talent?
(a) He complains to one of his committees.
(b) He falls into depression.
(c) He composes an opera about it.
(d) He throws himself into work.

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

3. In the context of the play, how long has it been since Mozart's death?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Thirty-two years.
(c) Thirty-four years.
(d) Fifty-three years.

4. What surprises Salieri's servants?
(a) That he will eat cakes in bed that night.
(b) His declaration that he will not go to bed that night.
(c) That he will shave himself in future.
(d) That he is sick of eating cakes.

5. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?
(a) To become First Royal Kapellmeister.
(b) To become the Court Composer.
(c) To have seven sons, all musicians.
(d) To write the perfect opera.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal is Constanze imitating?

3. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?

4. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?

5. Who is named as an old pupil of Salieri's?

(see the answer key)

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