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

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

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

4. 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.

5. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?
(a) The Emperor tells him.
(b) His wife tells him.
(c) The Venticelli tell him.
(d) Count Rosenberg tells him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Baron Van Swieten's nickname?

2. In which room at the Baroness's does Salieri first see Mozart?

3. What is Salieri's occupation at this time?

4. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?

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

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