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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Salieri hidden?
(a) In a wing-backed chair.
(b) Under a trestle table.
(c) Behind an arras.
(d) Behind the door.

2. What is Salieri's occupation at this time?
(a) Court Composer.
(b) Court Musician.
(c) Kappellmeister.
(d) Court Conductor.

3. What is Mozart's reaction to Constanze's game with the Venticelli?
(a) He tries to be angry but backs down and kisses her instead of raging.
(b) He is angry and tells her she has ruined her reputation.
(c) He is angry and orders her to go home.
(d) He is furious and slaps her.

4. What position is Mozart interested in applying for?
(a) Music supervisor for the Emperor.
(b) Music teacher for Katharina Cavalieri.
(c) Music teacher for the Princess Elizabeth.
(d) Court Composer.

5. Which notable woman is the Emperor's sister?
(a) Maria Theresa.
(b) Marie Curie.
(c) Marie Ste Juste.
(d) Marie Antionette.

6. Who presently holds the position Salieri covets?
(a) Louis Van Beethoven.
(b) Count Von Strack.
(c) Count Von Oslo.
(d) Giuseppe Bonno.

7. What kind of work has the Emperor commissioned Mozart to write?
(a) A string quartet.
(b) A symphony.
(c) A concerto.
(d) An opera.

8. What causes Mozart to stop his silliness on this occasion?
(a) The idea for some new music.
(b) Constanze's annoyance.
(c) Respect for the Baroness.
(d) The mention of his father.

9. What influences Mozart to make wildly tactless utterings at Bonno's house?
(a) His arrogance.
(b) Alcohol--he is drunk.
(c) He has been taking laudanum.
(d) He has been listening to Salieri's Venticelli.

10. 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.

11. When Salieri left Italy, how old was Mozart?
(a) Twenty-five.
(b) Twenty-six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Five.

12. What is Salieri's reaction to the young couple's goings-on?
(a) He is indifferent.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He thinks it is outrageously funny.
(d) He is appalled.

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

14. What intensely special quality does Salieri believe Mozart's music possesses?
(a) He believes it is like the voice of God.
(b) He believes it is revolutionary in its atonal structure.
(c) He finds it is angelic, heavenly.
(d) He believes it has the power to charm birds and animals.

15. Which Mozart opera is being performed in this scene?
(a) Cosi Fan Tutte.
(b) The Abduction from the Seraglio.
(c) La Cenerentola.
(d) Don Giovanni.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what language does Salieri speak when he is excited, according to one of the Venticelli?

2. What kind of love does Mozart claim his opera contains?

3. How could Constanze secure for husband the job of tutor to Princess Elizabeth?

4. What is the Emperor's judgment of the opera.

5. Who formally introduces Mozart and Salieri?

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