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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What makes Von Strack very cross?
(a) That Salieri is after his position.
(b) That Salieri and Orsini-Rosenberg speak before him in Italian.
(c) That Mozart's opera is already in rehearsal.
(d) That Mozart has finished the opera very quickly.

2. When Salieri speaks of 'the Creature,' to whom is he referring?
(a) Mozart.
(b) Constanze Mozart.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) A Venticello.

3. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?
(a) Glinka.
(b) Monteverdi.
(c) Gluck.
(d) Glock.

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

5. How did Salieri's family feel about the Austrian Empire?
(a) They thought it gave them prestige in Europe.
(b) They were happy to be its subjects.
(c) They tolerated it but longed for Italy's unification.
(d) They fought against it at the Battle of Lumbago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Constanze suggest might cure her husband's bad dreams?

2. Who invites Salieri to join the Masons?

3. What is the problem concerning The Marriage of Figaro?

4. Who prompts the Emperor's response to the opera?

5. When did Mozart first travel to London?

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