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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 does Mozart disclose to Salieri at the beginning of the next scene?
(a) That he is ill and worried about money.
(b) That he is doing badly--no money and no prospect of earning any.
(c) That he has a new idea for an operatic piece.
(d) That he has been commissioned to write a Mass.

2. Why does Orsini-Rosenberg object to The Marriage of Figaro?
(a) He claims it contains a ballet.
(b) He claims it is subversive.
(c) He calims it is obscene.
(d) The music is too ornate.

3. What animal is Constanze imitating?
(a) A vole.
(b) A pussy-cat.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A furry puppy.

4. How has Salieri's career progressed?
(a) He works hard, writes one hit, then loses favor to Mozart.
(b) He works hard and has some success.
(c) He is successful, seen as a superior composer to Mozart.
(d) He writes smash hit operas and becomes exceedingly rich and famous.

5. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?
(a) The Emperor tells him.
(b) The Venticelli tell him.
(c) Count Rosenberg tells him.
(d) His wife tells him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What excuse does Salieri offer for not himself trying some variations on the march of welcome?

2. What is Rosenberg's opinion of prodigies?

3. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?

4. Where does Salieri finally meet Mozart?

5. According to the Venticelli, how many pupils does Mozart have?

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