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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was an influential teacher of Salieri?
(a) Glinka.
(b) Glock.
(c) Monteverdi.
(d) Gluck.

2. Who invites Salieri to join the Masons?
(a) Leopold Mozart.
(b) Baron Van Swieten.
(c) Count Rosenberg.
(d) Emperor Joseph II

3. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?
(a) Serenity.
(b) Patience.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Opulence.

4. What does Constanze accuse her husband of doing?
(a) Having an affair with the Princess Elizabeth.
(b) Sleeping with all his female pupils.
(c) Sleeping with Katharina Cavalieri.
(d) Sleeping in every day and not doing any work to earn them money.

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

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

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

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

9. Who formally introduces Mozart and Salieri?
(a) Count Orsini-Rosenberg.
(b) Constanze Weber.
(c) Van Swieten.
(d) The Emperor Joseph II.

10. How could Constanze secure for husband the job of tutor to Princess Elizabeth?
(a) By sending Mozart's CV to Count Rosenberg, along with a bribe.
(b) By sleeping with Count Rosenberg.
(c) By sleeping with Salieri.
(d) By bribing Salieri.

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

12. What philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?
(a) The Age of the Feuilletons.
(b) The Platonic Age.
(c) The Age of Modernism.
(d) The Age of Englightenment

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

14. Into which well-known piece does Mozart transform Salieri's march of welcome?
(a) The Finale from The Abduction From the Seraglio.
(b) The march from The Marriage of Figaro.
(c) The Grand March from Aida.
(d) The Entry of the Gods into Valhalla.

15. How does Salieri cope with his insight into Mozart's talent?
(a) He complains to one of his committees.
(b) He composes an opera about it.
(c) He throws himself into work.
(d) He falls into depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. Salieri describes the opera's music as an excellent match for what?

2. To what does Salieri compare the opening measures of the music he hears?

3. How did Salieri's family feel about the Austrian Empire?

4. What is Salieri's reaction to the young couple's goings-on?

5. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?

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