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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Mozart use to describe the singer he has engaged to play the lead in his opera?
(a) Exquisite.
(b) Excessively beautiful.
(c) Extroverted.
(d) Extra talented.

2. Who is the Guilty Libertine Salieri refers to?
(a) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
(b) Don Giovanni.
(c) Antonio Salieri himself.
(d) Leopold Mozart.

3. What solo instrument sounds a single note?
(a) An oboe.
(b) A viola.
(c) An organ.
(d) A crumhorn.

4. Where does Salieri say he was born?
(a) Sardinia.
(b) Northern Hispaniola.
(c) Southern Italy.
(d) Northern Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Mozart's death, according to the Venticelli?

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

3. Who formally introduces Mozart and Salieri?

4. How is the Venticelli's speech described?

5. Where is Salieri hidden?

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