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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) Rich people are mediocre.
(b) The music will be remembered long after the politics of the time is forgotten.
(c) The music is forgettable because the Emperor will pass away.
(d) Everyone is mediocre and everything is a waste of time.

2. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?
(a) Glock.
(b) Glinka.
(c) Monteverdi.
(d) Gluck.

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

4. What is Rosenberg's opinion of prodigies?
(a) He finds them hateful.
(b) He is jealous of them.
(c) He is in awe of them.
(d) He finds them adorable.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?

2. What does Salieri ask of the audience/'Ghosts of the future'?

3. Where does Salieri say he was born?

4. Who is named as an old pupil of Salieri's?

5. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?

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