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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the opera's story set?
(a) In a grand mansion.
(b) In a Masonic lodge.
(c) In a coffee shop.
(d) In a harem.

2. What excuse does Salieri offer for not himself trying some variations on the march of welcome?
(a) He says he must attend on the Emperor.
(b) He says he has a music lesson to give.
(c) He says his wife is feeling poorly.
(d) He says the Emperor wouldn't like it.

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

4. What is ironic about court musicians and their employers?
(a) The music will be remembered long after the politics of the time is forgotten.
(b) The music is forgettable because the Emperor will pass away.
(c) Everyone is mediocre and everything is a waste of time.
(d) Rich people are mediocre.

5. What was Salieri's home town?
(a) Lingardo.
(b) Lumbago.
(c) Legnago.
(d) Lombardy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Salieri say he requires in a wife?

2. What relationship to Salieri is Katharina Cavalieri?

3. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?

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

5. What is Salieri's reaction to the young couple's goings-on?

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