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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On what instrument does Mozart play Salieri's march?
(a) A pianoforte.
(b) A harpsichord.
(c) A dulcimer.
(d) A fortepiano.
2. Why is a party being held at Baroness Waldstadten's?
(a) To celebrate Salieri's birthday.
(b) To celebrate the Feast of the Assumption.
(c) To celebrate the Emperor's birthday.
(d) To celebrate New Year's Eve.
3. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?
(a) Tiramisu.
(b) Tutti frutti.
(c) Crema al mascarpone.
(d) Gelato.
4. What was Salieri's home town?
(a) Lombardy.
(b) Lumbago.
(c) Lingardo.
(d) Legnago.
5. What is Mozart's reaction to Constanze's game with the Venticelli?
(a) He is angry and orders her to go home.
(b) He is angry and tells her she has ruined her reputation.
(c) He tries to be angry but backs down and kisses her instead of raging.
(d) He is furious and slaps her.
6. What does Salieri do, in his pain?
(a) He demands that Mozart stop playing immediately.
(b) He runs out into the street.
(c) He screams.
(d) He stuffs his ears so he cannot hear the music.
7. Who prompts the Emperor's response to the opera?
(a) Count Orsini-Rosenberg.
(b) Salieri.
(c) The Venticelli.
(d) Baron Van Swieten.
8. What does Constanze accuse her husband of doing?
(a) Having an affair with the Princess Elizabeth.
(b) Sleeping in every day and not doing any work to earn them money.
(c) Sleeping with all his female pupils.
(d) Sleeping with Katharina Cavalieri.
9. What excuse does Salieri offer for not himself trying some variations on the march of welcome?
(a) He says his wife is feeling poorly.
(b) He says the Emperor wouldn't like it.
(c) He says he must attend on the Emperor.
(d) He says he has a music lesson to give.
10. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?
(a) The Death of Mediocrity.
(b) The Death of Mozart.
(c) The Death of the Bird.
(d) Orlando Furioso.
11. What is holding up Wolfgang's and Constanze's marriage?
(a) They are awaiting the Emperor's permission.
(b) They are still saving up for the reception.
(c) They are trying to find a good apartment to rent.
(d) They are awaiting Leopold Mozart's permission.
12. How does Mozart insult Count Orsini-Rosenberg?
(a) He tells him he is fat as a toad.
(b) He tells him he looks like a toad.
(c) He makes an obscene gesture and laughs.
(d) He tells him he looks like a turd.
13. What word does Mozart use to describe the singer he has engaged to play the lead in his opera?
(a) Excessively beautiful.
(b) Exquisite.
(c) Extroverted.
(d) Extra talented.
14. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?
(a) A dusty oboe.
(b) A tired crumhorn.
(c) A rusty triangle.
(d) A rusty squeezebox.
15. 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.
Short Answer Questions
1. What causes Salieri physical pain as he listens to the piece?
2. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?
3. What caused Mozart's death, according to the Venticelli?
4. Where is Salieri hidden?
5. What nationality is Katharina Cavalieri?
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