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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. For what reason does Mozart reject the idea of giving more concerts?
(a) He says he has arthritic pain in his fingers.
(b) He says he has lost his gifts as a virtuoso.
(c) He says he is no longer fashionable.
(d) He says he can't afford to rent a hall.

2. What explanation does Salieri give the Emporer for not choosing Mozart as the Princess Elizabeth's music tutor?
(a) He tells the Emperor Mozart is too busy.
(b) He informs the Emperor that Mozart cannot be trusted around young women.
(c) He tells the Emperor Mozart's fees are too high.
(d) He tells the Emperor Mozart might influence the Princess politically.

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

4. How does Salieri dress in order to frighten Mozart?
(a) In a part-colored clown suit.
(b) In a black cloak and gray mask.
(c) As a Janus figure in a green cloak.
(d) In a gray cloak and mask.

5. How old was Mozart when the Emperor last met him?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Six.
(d) Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salieri feel after examining Mozart's manuscripts?

2. 'It celebrates . . . the goddess in Woman and not the laundress' is a reference to what>

3. Who plays the 'march of welcome' for Mozart?

4. In which room at the Baroness's does Salieri first see Mozart?

5. What does Salieri do, in his pain?

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