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

2. What does the Emperor say would be fun?
(a) A competition between Mozart and some other virtuoso.
(b) Fetes and fireworks in the courtyard.
(c) A comic opera by Mozart.
(d) A competition between Mozart and Haydn.

3. What is Salieri's occupation at this time?
(a) Court Conductor.
(b) Kappellmeister.
(c) Court Composer.
(d) Court Musician.

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 the soprano is flighty.
(c) He understands religious ecstasy.
(d) He understands that Mozart has had sex with the singer.

5. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?
(a) The Bourbons.
(b) The Hapsburgs.
(c) The Hollsteins.
(d) The Bonbons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the lead singer Mozart has engaged?

2. How old was Mozart when the Emperor last met him?

3. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?

4. What kind of love does Mozart claim his opera contains?

5. What is ironic about court musicians and their employers?

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