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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 causes Mozart to stop his silliness on this occasion?

2. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?

3. Where is Salieri hidden?

4. Where does Salieri say he was born?

5. What people are the chorus members meant to represent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Salieri do to cope with the psychic blow he has received through hearing Mozart's music?

2. What happens in this section of the play to fertilize the growing seed of Salieri's murderous ideas?

3. What does his comment about his requirement in a wife reveal about Salieri's character?

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

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

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

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

8. What is Van Swieten's attitude to Salieri at this point in the play?

9. What is striking about Salieri's description of the Adagio from the Serenade for Thirteen Wind Instruments (K. 361)?

10. Comment on the conflict in this library scene.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

'Conflict is the essence of drama' and this play is packed with conflict. Examine TWO strands of conflict within Amadeus and relate these to one or more of the play's themes.

Essay Topic 2

While not all people appreciate classical music, this play has been enormously successful throughout the word. How do you account for the success of Amadeus?

Essay Topic 3

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

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