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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. Which Mozart opera is being performed in this scene?
(a) The Abduction from the Seraglio.
(b) Don Giovanni.
(c) Cosi Fan Tutte.
(d) La Cenerentola.

2. What is Mozart's reaction to Constanze's game with the Venticelli?
(a) He is angry and orders her to go home.
(b) He is angry and tells her she has ruined her reputation.
(c) He tries to be angry but backs down and kisses her instead of raging.
(d) He is furious and slaps her.

3. On what instrument does Mozart play Salieri's march?
(a) A fortepiano.
(b) A dulcimer.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) A pianoforte.

4. What intensely special quality does Salieri believe Mozart's music possesses?
(a) He finds it is angelic, heavenly.
(b) He believes it is like the voice of God.
(c) He believes it is revolutionary in its atonal structure.
(d) He believes it has the power to charm birds and animals.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word describes Salieri's success and what he has bought with it?

2. What does Mozart intend to do in Vienna?

3. What word does Mozart use to describe the singer he has engaged to play the lead in his opera?

4. What does Constanze's return to Salieri show us?

5. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?

(see the answer key)

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