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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Salieri's home town?
(a) Lombardy.
(b) Lumbago.
(c) Lingardo.
(d) Legnago.

2. What is Salieri's occupation at this time?
(a) Court Composer.
(b) Kappellmeister.
(c) Court Conductor.
(d) Court Musician.

3. How does Salieri feel after examining Mozart's manuscripts?
(a) Amused because Mozart is not as clever as he thought.
(b) Humbled in face of Mozart's huge talent.
(c) Reasuured because all of them are quite ordinary.
(d) Excited at the new talent in Austria.

4. What does Salieri say is the effect of the slowness in the music?
(a) Boredom.
(b) Opulence.
(c) Patience.
(d) Serenity.

5. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?
(a) Orlando Furioso.
(b) The Death of the Bird.
(c) The Death of Mozart.
(d) The Death of Mediocrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salieri reward his Venticelli?

2. What intensely special quality does Salieri believe Mozart's music possesses?

3. How does Salieri describe Mozart at the end of this scene?

4. What quality does Salieri say he requires in a wife?

5. Which is Salieri's favorite sweet indulgence?

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