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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How has Katharina Cavalieri changed since she was last seen?
(a) She now has many wrinkles.
(b) She is better dressed.
(c) She is thin and has dyed her hair.
(d) She is sluttish and over-ornamented.

2. What is Baron Van Swieten's nickname?
(a) 'Lord Fugue.'
(b) 'Pianocello.'
(c) 'Wolferl.'
(d) 'Lord Van Fugue.'

3. What does Salieri view as the secret of successful living?
(a) Always knowing how to get the best value at the markets.
(b) Always knowing what your publisher is doing behind your back.
(c) Always knowing what is going on behind your back.
(d) Always knowing what your wife is doing behind your back.

4. Who is the lead singer Mozart has engaged?
(a) Salieri's wife Theresa.
(b) Constanze Weber.
(c) Salieri's pupil Katharina Cavalieri.
(d) Rosa Ponselle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Salieri say he was born?

2. Which composer wrote the opera Semiramide performed in Munich?

3. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?

4. In conversation with Salieri, what attitude to his father does Mozart display?

5. What does Salieri notice about Mozart during the applause for the opera?

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