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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what does Van Swieten accuse Mozart?
(a) Of betraying Austria through Masonic rituals.
(b) Of betraying his wife with a vulgar woman.
(c) Of betraying Salieri by sleeping with his mistress.
(d) Of betraying the Masonic Lodge and vulgarizing its rituals.

2. Who does Salieri claim is the inspiration for the Ghost in Don Giovanni?
(a) Leopold Mozart.
(b) Chris Gluck.
(c) Old Papa Haydn.
(d) God.

3. How had Mozart disobeyed his father?
(a) By working for the Emperor.
(b) By leaving Salzburg.
(c) By marrying against his advice.
(d) By composing The Abduction from the Seraglio.

4. Who pays for Mozart's funeral?
(a) Count Orsini-Rosenberg
(b) Frau Weber.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) Baron Van Swieten.

5. How does Mozart describe opera's importance?
(a) He says it will be heard by God.
(b) He says it is realer than any play.
(c) He says it will be remembered forever.
(d) He says it is safer than any play.

6. What is the meaning of the gestures Salieri makes outside Mozart's window?
(a) It is an obscure Masonic ritual.
(b) It is a symbol of the Egyptian god Osiris.
(c) It is a countdown to death.
(d) It indicates the Grim Reaper.

7. What did Mozart ask his father to do?
(a) Mind his son while Constanze had a second baby.
(b) Mind his son while he was away in England.
(c) Provide him with an income.
(d) Provide him with an endowment for his son.

8. When did Mozart first travel to London?
(a) The previous year, for a concert tour.
(b) When he was twenty.
(c) Mozart has never been to London.
(d) When he was a child.

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

10. Which character has been deeply upset by Mozart's desperate behavior?
(a) Van Swieten.
(b) The Emperor Joseph II.
(c) Salieri.
(d) The Baroness.

11. What does Constanze tell Wolfgang their relationship?
(a) That marrying him was the best day of her life.
(b) That Leopold Mozart was right to oppose it.
(c) That marrying him was a mistake, but she will stick by him.
(d) That it is over because she met someone in Baden.

12. With news of his father's death, what aspects of himself does Mozart now reveal?
(a) His towering ego and indifference.
(b) His morbid tendencies and his hunger for money.
(c) His childishness and dependence.
(d) His vulverability and shame.

13. For Mozart, what is the outcome of his work for Schikaneder?
(a) There is talk of a further opera to be written.
(b) He gains a little, but insufficient to cover his debts.
(c) He gains nothing except money to buy alcohol.
(d) He gains nothing.

14. What explanation does Salieri give the Emporer for not choosing Mozart as the Princess Elizabeth's music tutor?
(a) He tells the Emperor Mozart's fees are too high.
(b) He informs the Emperor that Mozart cannot be trusted around young women.
(c) He tells the Emperor Mozart might influence the Princess politically.
(d) He tells the Emperor Mozart is too busy.

15. About whom does the Emperor make the comment: 'I daresay he can't do much harm'?
(a) Count Von Strack.
(b) Herr Sommer.
(c) The First Venticello.
(d) Count Orsini-Rosenberg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Despite being unable to block the production, how does Salieri feel at the first performance of Figaro?

2. What troubles does Mozart tell Salieri he has?

3. What salary does Salieri recommend Mozart be paid?

4. For what reason does Mozart reject the idea of giving more concerts?

5. Who is Schikaneder?

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