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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rosenberg's opinion of prodigies?
(a) He is in awe of them.
(b) He finds them adorable.
(c) He is jealous of them.
(d) He finds them hateful.

2. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?
(a) The Venticelli tell him.
(b) The Emperor tells him.
(c) His wife tells him.
(d) Count Rosenberg tells him.

3. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?
(a) To have seven sons, all musicians.
(b) To write the perfect opera.
(c) To become the Court Composer.
(d) To become First Royal Kapellmeister.

4. What words are whispered at the beginning of the play?
(a) 'Salieri' and 'assassin.'
(b) 'Mozart' and 'Beethoven.'
(c) 'Salieri' and 'companion.'
(d) 'Celery' and 'assassin.'

5. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?
(a) Orlando Furioso.
(b) The Death of Mozart.
(c) The Death of Mediocrity.
(d) The Death of the Bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invites Salieri to join the Masons?

2. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?

3. What does Mozart intend to do in Vienna?

4. What philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?

5. Where is Salieri hidden?

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