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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is meant by the words 'one must avoid music that smells of music'?
(a) Music must be avoided if it is too passionate.
(b) Only new music should be played, not works that have been on library shelves for years.
(c) Music should not be too showy.
(d) Wind musicians should clean their instruments regularly.

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

3. What works has Mozart written during the same time?
(a) The opera Guilio Cesere.
(b) Music for the popular theatre.
(c) Only two violin concerti.
(d) Keyboard concerti and the string quartets.

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

5. Which composer wrote the opera Semiramide performed in Munich?
(a) Delibes.
(b) Froissart.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Salieri.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?

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

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

4. Who does Mozart blame for his disappoint in the matter of Princess Elizabeth?

5. Who plays the 'march of welcome' for Mozart?

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