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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. Who does Mozart blame for his disappoint in the matter of Princess Elizabeth?
(a) Constanze.
(b) Salieri.
(c) His father.
(d) Himself.

2. What does Van Swieten call a 'stupid, hopeless task?'
(a) Ensuring that Mozart finish commissioned work.
(b) Mending Mozart's vulgarity.
(c) Helping Mozart succeed.
(d) Teaching Mozart table manners.

3. What does Constanze suggest might cure her husband's bad dreams?
(a) Work.
(b) Laudanum.
(c) A better house.
(d) A visit to the spa.

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

5. What has happened to Leopold Mozart's letters?
(a) Constanze has sold them.
(b) Constanze has burned them.
(c) Wolfgang has donated them to a library.
(d) Wolfgang has sold them to a library.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salieri intend to adapt the Legend of Danaius?

2. When Salieri speaks of 'the Creature,' to whom is he referring?

3. How does Salieri describe Mozart at the end of this scene?

4. How has Salieri's career progressed?

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

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