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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?
(a) A dusty oboe.
(b) A tired crumhorn.
(c) A rusty squeezebox.
(d) A rusty triangle.

3. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?
(a) Eighteenth century citizens of Vienna.
(b) Salieri's cousins and nineteenth century neighbors.
(c) Nineteenth century citizens of Venezia.
(d) Nineteenth century citizens of Verona.

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

5. What surprises Salieri's servants?
(a) That he will eat cakes in bed that night.
(b) That he is sick of eating cakes.
(c) That he will shave himself in future.
(d) His declaration that he will not go to bed that night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is Mozart pretending to be?

2. When Salieri left Italy, how old was Mozart?

3. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?

4. How does Salieri cope with his insight into Mozart's talent?

5. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?

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