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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. What is the Emperor's judgment of the opera.

2. In the context of the play, how long has it been since Mozart's death?

3. Who is the lead singer Mozart has engaged?

4. What does Salieri ask of the audience/'Ghosts of the future'?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does the play open?

5. In what way does Salieri believe God is torturing him?

6. Account for Salieri's shout from the chair as he listens to Mozart and Constanze play their bawdy game.

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

8. What is the problem with Salieri's drive for fame?

9. Why does Salieri rush out into the street on hearing Mozart's music?

10. In what way is the 'calf-measuring scene' ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Amadeus qualify as an example of tragedy? Is there a tragic hero and what makes him such?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the way in which humor is woven into the events depicted in Amadeus.

Essay Topic 3

'Amadeus is a tale of the naive artist pitted against a social machine he is entirely unaware of.' Discuss with close reference to the play.

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