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Act 1, Part 1

1. What words are whispered at the beginning of the play?
(a) 'Mozart' and 'Beethoven.'
(b) 'Salieri' and 'assassin.'
(c) 'Salieri' and 'companion.'
(d) 'Celery' and 'assassin.'

2. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?
(a) Nineteenth century citizens of Venezia.
(b) Nineteenth century citizens of Verona.
(c) Salieri's cousins and nineteenth century neighbors.
(d) Eighteenth century citizens of Vienna.

3. How is the Venticelli's speech described?
(a) They shout loudly.
(b) They are said to be laconic.
(c) They speak in tongues.
(d) They speak urgently, rapidly.

4. Who is named as an old pupil of Salieri's?
(a) Leopold Mozart.
(b) Johann Strauss II.
(c) Beethoven.
(d) Richard Strauss.

5. In what language does Salieri speak when he is excited, according to one of the Venticelli?
(a) Flemish.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Italian

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

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

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