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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 wicked vision does Salieri say he now has?
(a) He imagines himself putting Mozart to the sword.
(b) He sees Mozart chained to a rock for eternity.
(c) He imagines himself seducing Mozart's Constanze.
(d) He imagines himself poisoning Mozart.

2. What does Salieri view as the secret of successful living?
(a) Always knowing what your wife is doing behind your back.
(b) Always knowing what is going on behind your back.
(c) Always knowing what your publisher is doing behind your back.
(d) Always knowing how to get the best value at the markets.

3. What is meant by the words 'one must avoid music that smells of music'?
(a) Only new music should be played, not works that have been on library shelves for years.
(b) Music must be avoided if it is too passionate.
(c) Wind musicians should clean their instruments regularly.
(d) Music should not be too showy.

4. On what instrument does Mozart play Salieri's march?
(a) A dulcimer.
(b) A pianoforte.
(c) A harpsichord.
(d) A fortepiano.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Into which well-known piece does Mozart transform Salieri's march of welcome?

3. What intensely special quality does Salieri believe Mozart's music possesses?

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

5. How does Salieri refer to his servants?

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