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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 was Salieri's home town?
(a) Lombardy.
(b) Lumbago.
(c) Legnago.
(d) Lingardo.

2. What is Baron Van Swieten's nickname?
(a) 'Wolferl.'
(b) 'Pianocello.'
(c) 'Lord Van Fugue.'
(d) 'Lord Fugue.'

3. What is Salieri's occupation at this time?
(a) Court Conductor.
(b) Court Musician.
(c) Kappellmeister.
(d) Court Composer.

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

5. In the context of the play, how long has it been since Mozart's death?
(a) Thirty years.
(b) Thirty-four years.
(c) Thirty-two years.
(d) Fifty-three years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Salieri in the first scene of the play?

2. What relationship to Salieri is Katharina Cavalieri?

3. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?

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

5. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?

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