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

2. Despite being unable to block the production, how does Salieri feel at the first performance of Figaro?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Strangely excited.
(c) Strange and light-headed.
(d) Strangely exhilerated.

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

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

5. How does Mozart defend his work?
(a) He says it is full of proper German virtues.
(b) He tells the Emperor it is the best opera ever written in Europe.
(c) He says it is in German, so people will understand it.
(d) He says it is exciting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event has taken place in the Mozart household?

2. How does Salieri finally realize the extent of Mozart's talent?

3. What animal is Constanze imitating?

4. What is Mozart's reaction to Constanze's game with the Venticelli?

5. How does Mozart describe opera's importance?

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