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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. Why is Mozart so enthusiastic about vocal quartets?
(a) The royalty payments are higher than if only one person is singing.
(b) These allow audiences to hear from four different characters in the same moments of time.
(c) These give work to more musicians.
(d) They are popular already, so they will find a ready audience.

2. What animal is Mozart pretending to be?
(a) A fox.
(b) A cat.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A tiger.

3. What is Mozart's response to Constanze's dancing?
(a) He tells her to sit down and shut up.
(b) He picks her up and puts her to bed.
(c) He chases her around the room.
(d) He grabs her and starts kissing her.

4. What excuse does Salieri offer for not himself trying some variations on the march of welcome?
(a) He says his wife is feeling poorly.
(b) He says the Emperor wouldn't like it.
(c) He says he must attend on the Emperor.
(d) He says he has a music lesson to give.

5. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?
(a) A rusty squeezebox.
(b) A rusty triangle.
(c) A dusty oboe.
(d) A tired crumhorn.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What strange insight does Mozart seem to have regarding the Figaro problems?

3. Who is the Guilty Libertine Salieri refers to?

4. In conversation with Salieri, what attitude to his father does Mozart display?

5. How does Salieri intend to adapt the Legend of Danaius?

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