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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. How does the audience react to the opera's finale?
(a) With great applause.
(b) With polite applause.
(c) With boos and catcalls.
(d) With great disgust.

2. Salieri describes the opera's music as an excellent match for what?
(a) Vulgar tastes.
(b) The lead soprano's voice.
(c) Viennese tastes.
(d) Mozart's vulgar coat.

3. What is holding up Wolfgang's and Constanze's marriage?
(a) They are awaiting Leopold Mozart's permission.
(b) They are awaiting the Emperor's permission.
(c) They are trying to find a good apartment to rent.
(d) They are still saving up for the reception.

4. What insight does Salieri experience when he hears 'Marten Aller Arten' being sung?
(a) He understands that this is just how music ought to be written.
(b) He understands that Mozart has had sex with the singer.
(c) He understands that the soprano is flighty.
(d) He understands religious ecstasy.

5. With news of his father's death, what aspects of himself does Mozart now reveal?
(a) His childishness and dependence.
(b) His towering ego and indifference.
(c) His morbid tendencies and his hunger for money.
(d) His vulverability and shame.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mozart react to news of his salary?

2. How does Salieri get his hands on some of Mozart's manuscripts?

3. What position is Mozart interested in applying for?

4. Why is a party being held at Baroness Waldstadten's?

5. How does Salieri cope with his insight into Mozart's talent?

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