View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Salieri's response to The Magic Flute?
(a) He despises it for its jokes.
(b) He sees it as full of cleansing and peace.
(c) He doesn't understand it.
(d) He is outraged at the use of Masonic ritual.

2. How does Mozart react to news of his salary?
(a) With disappointment and anger.
(b) With delight and gratitude.
(c) With skepticism.
(d) With delight.

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

4. What does Constanze's return to Salieri show us?
(a) That Salieri is compellingly attractive to women.
(b) That she is a sex addict.
(c) That she is a loose and dishonorable woman.
(d) That she is prepared to make a great sacrifice for the husband she loves.

5. In what way does Salieri demonstrate his abandonment of his vow of chastity?
(a) He takes Constanze Mozart as his mistress.
(b) He begins an affair with Katharina Cavalieri.
(c) He starts seeing prostitutes.
(d) He seduces a nun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mozart's response to Constanze's dancing?

2. How does Mozart receive a little help?

3. Of what does Van Swieten accuse Mozart?

4. What is the tone of Salieri's comment that 'Our religion' is largely based on waxworks?

5. What makes Von Strack very cross?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Salieri's words: " alone was empowered to recognize them for what they were'?

2. What happens in this scene to essentially perform the coup-de-grace for Mozart?

3. How does the death of Kapellmeister Bonno affect Salieri?

4. In addition to his personal battle with Mozart, how is the deterioration of Salieri's relationship with God demonstrated in this part of the play?

5. What is the importance of the scene in which Salieri's home is contrasted with that of the Mozart family?

6. What is unusual about Mozart's vision of opera?

7. How does Mozart respond to the news about his salary?

8. How does Salieri change focus in his struggle against God and His instrument, Mozart?

9. How does The Magic Flute precipitate a serious falling-out between Mozart and Van Swieten?

10. How does Salieri's power over Mozart intensify?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,130 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample