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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. Why does Orsini-Rosenberg object to The Marriage of Figaro?
(a) He calims it is obscene.
(b) He claims it contains a ballet.
(c) He claims it is subversive.
(d) The music is too ornate.

2. Why is Mozart so enthusiastic about vocal quartets?
(a) The royalty payments are higher than if only one person is singing.
(b) They are popular already, so they will find a ready audience.
(c) These allow audiences to hear from four different characters in the same moments of time.
(d) These give work to more musicians.

3. How has Salieri's career progressed?
(a) He is successful, seen as a superior composer to Mozart.
(b) He works hard and has some success.
(c) He works hard, writes one hit, then loses favor to Mozart.
(d) He writes smash hit operas and becomes exceedingly rich and famous.

4. What event has taken place in the Mozart household?
(a) Their servant has had a baby boy.
(b) A baby daughter has been born.
(c) Leopold Mozart has come to live with Wolfgang and Constanze.
(d) A baby son has been born.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mozart describe opera's importance?

2. Who is the Guilty Libertine Salieri refers to?

3. Who does Salieri claim is the inspiration for the Ghost in Don Giovanni?

4. When Salieri speaks of 'the Creature,' to whom is he referring?

5. What makes Von Strack very cross?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. Comment on the philosophical contrast between Mozart and Van Swieten and Von Strack.

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