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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What choice is Mozart given?
(a) Withdraw the opera or cast Katharina Cavalieri.
(b) Re-write the act or withdraw the opera.
(c) Rewrite the act or go back to Salzburg.
(d) Re-write the act or re-cast the opera.

3. 'It celebrates . . . the goddess in Woman and not the laundress' is a reference to what>
(a) Drama.
(b) Opera.
(c) Lieder.
(d) The Feast of the Annunciation.

4. What does Van Swieten call a 'stupid, hopeless task?'
(a) Mending Mozart's vulgarity.
(b) Teaching Mozart table manners.
(c) Helping Mozart succeed.
(d) Ensuring that Mozart finish commissioned work.

5. What troubles does Mozart tell Salieri he has?
(a) Physical pains and bad dreams.
(b) Money woes and memories of his late father.
(c) Worries concerning Constanze's pregnancy.
(d) Money woes and family illnesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What works has Mozart written during the same time?

2. What wish of Salieri's is granted at this point?

3. How does Mozart receive a little help?

4. What is frightening Constanze?

5. What does Salieri notice about Mozart during the applause for the opera?

Short Essay Questions

1. What significant observations about art does Salieri make?

2. In what way is Mozart 'resurrected'?

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

4. In what way does Salieri scheme to spoil the production of The Marriage of Figaro?

5. What are the indications of decline that Salieri observes when he meets Wolfgang and Constanze in the Prater?

6. In what way is his son's description of Leopold Mozart ironic?

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

8. What is Salieri's fate?

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

10. Comment on the irony of Salieri's situation at the end of this section of the play.

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