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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 philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?
(a) The Age of Englightenment
(b) The Age of the Feuilletons.
(c) The Platonic Age.
(d) The Age of Modernism.

2. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?
(a) The Hollsteins.
(b) The Bonbons.
(c) The Bourbons.
(d) The Hapsburgs.

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 how to get the best value at the markets.
(c) Always knowing what is going on behind your back.
(d) Always knowing what your wife is doing behind your back.

4. Who is named as an old pupil of Salieri's?
(a) Richard Strauss.
(b) Leopold Mozart.
(c) Johann Strauss II.
(d) Beethoven.

5. How does Salieri refer to his servants?
(a) As The gossiping Ventrecelli.
(b) As the Kappellmeister's Baker and The Keeper of the Salt.
(c) As The Keeper of the Purse and The Maker of the Cakes.
(d) As The Keeper of the Razor and The Maker of the Cakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?

2. What does Salieri feel he needs to make his 'last audience' appear?

3. Where does Salieri finally meet Mozart?

4. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?

5. What is Salieri's occupation at this time?

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