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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. Who does Constanze blame for the Mozarts' present plight?
(a) Her husband, Wolfgang.
(b) Her father-in-law, Leopold.
(c) Her unborn baby.
(d) Salieri.

2. When Salieri speaks of 'the Creature,' to whom is he referring?
(a) Mozart.
(b) A Venticello.
(c) Constanze Mozart.
(d) The Emperor.

3. Why are the Mozarts cold?
(a) The central heating boiler has failed.
(b) They can't afford wood for a fire.
(c) They can't afford to connect the heating.
(d) The building has no heating.

4. What does Mozart disclose to Salieri at the beginning of the next scene?
(a) That he has been commissioned to write a Mass.
(b) That he has a new idea for an operatic piece.
(c) That he is doing badly--no money and no prospect of earning any.
(d) That he is ill and worried about money.

5. What does Constanze do with the last of their money?
(a) She travels to Prague to meet a lover.
(b) She goes to Bonn in Germany.
(c) She gives it to her mother.
(d) She goes to the spa in Baden, Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Salieri know that the Venticelli do not?

2. What is Mozart's response when the figure (Salieri) beckons under his window?

3. What is frightening Constanze?

4. For Mozart, what is the outcome of his work for Schikaneder?

5. In the staging of The Magic Flute described by Salieri, what does the sun represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Salieri's fate?

2. In what way does Salieri use the information from the Venticelli to take further action against Mozart?

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

4. What is implied by the Emperor's comment to Salieri regarding music and the Princess Elizabeth?

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

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

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

8. Comment on Salieri's actions as Mozart's illness and obsession overtake him.

9. What does Constanze's return to Salieri's apartment reveal about her?

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

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