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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. How is the Emperor likely to foil Salieri's plans?
(a) By offering Mozart a court position.
(b) By offering Mozart an apartment at the palace.
(c) By offering to pay Mozart's rent.
(d) By sending Salieri away to Italy.

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

3. How did Leopold Mozart respond to his son's request?
(a) He accapted readily.
(b) He suggested a compromise.
(c) He did not reply.
(d) He refused

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the effect of the Emperor's yawn?

2. What does Constanze tell Wolfgang their relationship?

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

4. Which famous composer calls Mozart's work 'unsurpassed'?

5. What does Constanze do with the last of their money?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What significant observations about art does Salieri make?

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

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

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

8. What is the significance of 'the figure in gray' that haunts Mozart's dreams?

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

10. What does Mozart tell Salieri at the end of this section of the play?

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