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

2. In what language does Salieri speak when he is excited, according to one of the Venticelli?
(a) German.
(b) Italian
(c) Flemish.
(d) English.

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

4. What quality does Salieri say he requires in a wife?
(a) Lack of fire.
(b) Feistiness.
(c) Musical talent.
(d) Ability to bear children.

5. What causes Salieri physical pain as he listens to the piece?
(a) Its discord and atonality.
(b) Its intense beauty.
(c) Its frequent strange modulations.
(d) The number of notes--there are too many to follow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Salieri view as the secret of successful living?

2. Who invites Salieri to join the Masons?

3. What solo instrument sounds a single note?

4. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?

5. How is the Venticelli's speech described?

(see the answer key)

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