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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. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?
(a) Count Von Oslo.
(b) Count Von Strack.
(c) Louis Van Beethoven.
(d) Giuseppe Bonno.

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

3. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?
(a) The Death of Mediocrity.
(b) The Death of Mozart.
(c) The Death of the Bird.
(d) Orlando Furioso.

4. What words are whispered at the beginning of the play?
(a) 'Celery' and 'assassin.'
(b) 'Salieri' and 'assassin.'
(c) 'Salieri' and 'companion.'
(d) 'Mozart' and 'Beethoven.'

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Salieri finally meet Mozart?

2. Who invites Salieri to join the Masons?

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

4. How does Salieri refer to his servants?

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

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