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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. Which Mozart opera is being performed in this scene?
(a) Don Giovanni.
(b) La Cenerentola.
(c) Cosi Fan Tutte.
(d) The Abduction from the Seraglio.

2. Why is Mozart so enthusiastic about vocal quartets?
(a) These give work to more musicians.
(b) They are popular already, so they will find a ready audience.
(c) The royalty payments are higher than if only one person is singing.
(d) These allow audiences to hear from four different characters in the same moments of time.

3. When Salieri left Italy, how old was Mozart?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

4. How does Salieri describe Mozart at the end of this scene?
(a) As an obscene gypsy.
(b) As a heavenly presence.
(c) As a naive child.
(d) As an obscene child.

5. What does Constanze's return to Salieri show us?
(a) That she is a loose and dishonorable woman.
(b) That Salieri is compellingly attractive to women.
(c) That she is prepared to make a great sacrifice for the husband she loves.
(d) That she is a sex addict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange insight does Mozart seem to have regarding the Figaro problems?

2. Who wants the new comic opera to be in 'good plain German?'

3. Who formally introduces Mozart and Salieri?

4. What is meant by the words 'one must avoid music that smells of music'?

5. What does Salieri feel he needs to make his 'last audience' appear?

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