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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about court musicians and their employers?
(a) Rich people are mediocre.
(b) The music is forgettable because the Emperor will pass away.
(c) The music will be remembered long after the politics of the time is forgotten.
(d) Everyone is mediocre and everything is a waste of time.

2. What is holding up Wolfgang's and Constanze's marriage?
(a) They are still saving up for the reception.
(b) They are awaiting Leopold Mozart's permission.
(c) They are trying to find a good apartment to rent.
(d) They are awaiting the Emperor's permission.

3. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?
(a) Serenity.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Patience.
(d) Opulence.

4. Who prompts the Emperor's response to the opera?
(a) Count Orsini-Rosenberg.
(b) Baron Van Swieten.
(c) The Venticelli.
(d) Salieri.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position is Mozart interested in applying for?

2. What was Salieri's home town?

3. What is the effect of the Emperor's yawn?

4. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?

5. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?

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