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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?
(a) Nineteenth century citizens of Verona.
(b) Salieri's cousins and nineteenth century neighbors.
(c) Eighteenth century citizens of Vienna.
(d) Nineteenth century citizens of Venezia.

2. How old is Salieri in the first scene of the play?
(a) Thirty-two.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Seventy-two.
(d) Seventy.

3. What kind of love does Mozart claim his opera contains?
(a) Unrequited love.
(b) Sacrificial love.
(c) Manly love, real love.
(d) Young love.

4. How does Salieri get his hands on some of Mozart's manuscripts?
(a) The Venticelli bring them to him.
(b) He steals them.
(c) He buys them from a second-hand dealer.
(d) He bribes a servant to steal them.

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

6. What does the Emperor say would be fun?
(a) A comic opera by Mozart.
(b) A competition between Mozart and some other virtuoso.
(c) Fetes and fireworks in the courtyard.
(d) A competition between Mozart and Haydn.

7. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?
(a) Melk.
(b) Prague.
(c) Bonn.
(d) Salzburg.

8. What is holding up Wolfgang's and Constanze's marriage?
(a) They are trying to find a good apartment to rent.
(b) They are awaiting the Emperor's permission.
(c) They are awaiting Leopold Mozart's permission.
(d) They are still saving up for the reception.

9. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?
(a) Tiramisu.
(b) Crema al mascarpone.
(c) Gelato.
(d) Tutti frutti.

10. Which character receives a kiss from Salieri?
(a) Constanze Weber.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Katharina Cavalieri.
(d) His wife.

11. On what instrument does Mozart play Salieri's march?
(a) A fortepiano.
(b) A dulcimer.
(c) A pianoforte.
(d) A harpsichord.

12. In the context of the play, how long has it been since Mozart's death?
(a) Fifty-three years.
(b) Thirty-two years.
(c) Thirty-four years.
(d) Thirty years.

13. How does Salieri reward his Venticelli?
(a) He buys them dinner.
(b) He gives them money.
(c) He gets them jobs at the palace.
(d) He gives them cakes.

14. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?
(a) The Death of the Bird.
(b) The Death of Mozart.
(c) Orlando Furioso.
(d) The Death of Mediocrity.

15. How does Mozart defend his work?
(a) He says it is full of proper German virtues.
(b) He says it is exciting.
(c) He says it is in German, so people will understand it.
(d) He tells the Emperor it is the best opera ever written in Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?

2. Where is Salieri hidden?

3. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?

4. What influences Mozart to make wildly tactless utterings at Bonno's house?

5. What is meant by the words 'one must avoid music that smells of music'?

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