Amadeus Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Amadeus Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is a party being held at Baroness Waldstadten's?

2. Where is the opera's story set?

3. How does Salieri finally realize the extent of Mozart's talent?

4. What kind of work has the Emperor commissioned Mozart to write?

5. What is Mozart's reaction to Constanze's game with the Venticelli?

Short Essay Questions

1. What strategy does Salieri use in his attempt to seduce Constanze?

2. In what ways does Salieri work to undermine Mozart in this section of the play?

3. In what way does Salieri contradict himself in the scene in which he attempts to seduce Constanze?

4. What is Salieri hinting at when he says his servants will be 'even more surprised tomorrow'?

5. What is important about the discussion between Von Strack, Rosenberg and Van Swieten?

6. What concrete information about Mozart is passed to Salieri by the Venticelli?

7. Why do reports about Mozart unsettle Salieri?

8. Comment on Salieri's appeal to 'the ghosts of the future'.

9. What does this scene show us of Mozart's talent?

10. For what reason might the scene in the Baroness's library be considered ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the minor characters in Amadeus. Could any of them be removed from the play without affecting the story, action and outcome?

Essay Topic 2

To what extent is the Mozart of Shaffer's play responsible for his own downfall? Your discussion should contain close reference to the text.

Essay Topic 3

"Mozart embraces life honestly, lives it fully and renders its complexity in his music. Salieri buries his passions in conventional living and is only capable of conventional art '. Discuss this statement with close reference to the text.

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