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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into which well-known piece does Mozart transform Salieri's march of welcome?
(a) The Entry of the Gods into Valhalla.
(b) The Grand March from Aida.
(c) The march from The Marriage of Figaro.
(d) The Finale from The Abduction From the Seraglio.

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

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

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

5. Who is named as an old pupil of Salieri's?
(a) Richard Strauss.
(b) Leopold Mozart.
(c) Johann Strauss II.
(d) Beethoven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Mozart to stop his silliness on this occasion?

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

4. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?

5. What words are whispered at the beginning of the play?

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