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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 caused Mozart's death, according to the Venticelli?
(a) Smallpox.
(b) Puerperal fever.
(c) Rheumatic fever.
(d) Syphilis.

2. How does Salieri reward his Venticelli?
(a) He gives them money.
(b) He buys them dinner.
(c) He gets them jobs at the palace.
(d) He gives them cakes.

3. In the context of the play, how long has it been since Mozart's death?
(a) Thirty-four years.
(b) Fifty-three years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Thirty-two years.

4. What causes Salieri physical pain as he listens to the piece?
(a) Its intense beauty.
(b) Its discord and atonality.
(c) The number of notes--there are too many to follow.
(d) Its frequent strange modulations.

5. How does Salieri feel after examining Mozart's manuscripts?
(a) Humbled in face of Mozart's huge talent.
(b) Excited at the new talent in Austria.
(c) Reasuured because all of them are quite ordinary.
(d) Amused because Mozart is not as clever as he thought.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is Constanze imitating?

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

3. What is Salieri's reaction to the young couple's goings-on?

4. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?

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

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