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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. How old is Salieri in the first scene of the play?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Seventy-two.
(d) Seventy.

2. In which room at the Baroness's does Salieri first see Mozart?
(a) The music room.
(b) The library.
(c) The ballroom.
(d) The atrium.

3. What animal is Mozart pretending to be?
(a) A fox.
(b) A tiger.
(c) A squirrel.
(d) A cat.

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

5. How did Salieri's family feel about the Austrian Empire?
(a) They fought against it at the Battle of Lumbago.
(b) They thought it gave them prestige in Europe.
(c) They tolerated it but longed for Italy's unification.
(d) They were happy to be its subjects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants the new comic opera to be in 'good plain German?'

2. What relationship to Salieri is Katharina Cavalieri?

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

4. What solo instrument sounds a single note?

5. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?

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