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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mozart disclose to Salieri at the beginning of the next scene?
(a) That he has a new idea for an operatic piece.
(b) That he is ill and worried about money.
(c) That he is doing badly--no money and no prospect of earning any.
(d) That he has been commissioned to write a Mass.

2. How does Mozart insult Count Orsini-Rosenberg?
(a) He tells him he is fat as a toad.
(b) He tells him he looks like a turd.
(c) He tells him he looks like a toad.
(d) He makes an obscene gesture and laughs.

3. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Opulence.
(c) Patience.
(d) Serenity.

4. How does Salieri describe Mozart at the end of this scene?
(a) As an obscene child.
(b) As an obscene gypsy.
(c) As a naive child.
(d) As a heavenly presence.

5. What does Salieri find a compensation for ghastly encounters at the Baroness's?
(a) Watching Mozart suffer.
(b) His favorite crema al mascarpone.
(c) Eating eclairs in secret.
(d) The creative ideas that follow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Emperor's judgment of the opera.

2. When did Mozart first travel to London?

3. Who does Salieri claim is the inspiration for the Ghost in Don Giovanni?

4. How does Salieri describe 'Marten Aller Arten'?

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

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