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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about court musicians and their employers?
(a) Everyone is mediocre and everything is a waste of time.
(b) The music is forgettable because the Emperor will pass away.
(c) The music will be remembered long after the politics of the time is forgotten.
(d) Rich people are mediocre.

2. Where does Salieri finally meet Mozart?
(a) At the Statsoper.
(b) At Baroness Waldstadten's.
(c) At the Belvedere.
(d) At the Imperial Palace.

3. What does Salieri view as the secret of successful living?
(a) Always knowing what your publisher is doing behind your back.
(b) Always knowing what is going on behind your back.
(c) Always knowing how to get the best value at the markets.
(d) Always knowing what your wife is doing behind your back.

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

5. What relationship to Salieri is Katharina Cavalieri?
(a) She is his illegitimate daughter.
(b) She is his patron and later his mistress.
(c) She is his half-sister and later his pupil.
(d) She is his pupil and later his mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What quality does Salieri say he requires in a wife?

2. In what language does Salieri speak when he is excited, according to one of the Venticelli?

3. What surprises Salieri's servants?

4. What words are whispered at the beginning of the play?

5. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?

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