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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?
(a) Melk.
(b) Prague.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Salzburg.

3. What position is Mozart interested in applying for?
(a) Music supervisor for the Emperor.
(b) Music teacher for Katharina Cavalieri.
(c) Music teacher for the Princess Elizabeth.
(d) Court Composer.

4. Who wants the new comic opera to be in 'good plain German?'
(a) The Emperor.
(b) Salieri.
(c) Rosenberg.
(d) Leopold Mozart.

5. How does the audience react to the opera's finale?
(a) With great applause.
(b) With great disgust.
(c) With polite applause.
(d) With boos and catcalls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salieri feel after examining Mozart's manuscripts?

2. Which character receives a kiss from Salieri?

3. How does Salieri get his hands on some of Mozart's manuscripts?

4. What kind of work has the Emperor commissioned Mozart to write?

5. What does the Emperor say would be fun?

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