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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Salieri ask of the audience/'Ghosts of the future'?
(a) To praise his music.
(b) To recognise his music.
(c) To intercede for him with the saints.
(d) To be his confessors.

3. What surprises Salieri's servants?
(a) That he is sick of eating cakes.
(b) His declaration that he will not go to bed that night.
(c) That he will shave himself in future.
(d) That he will eat cakes in bed that night.

4. How did Salieri's family feel about the Austrian Empire?
(a) They fought against it at the Battle of Lumbago.
(b) They were happy to be its subjects.
(c) They tolerated it but longed for Italy's unification.
(d) They thought it gave them prestige in Europe.

5. What family dynasty rules in Vienna?
(a) The Bourbons.
(b) The Hapsburgs.
(c) The Hollsteins.
(d) The Bonbons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?

2. When Salieri left Italy, how old was Mozart?

3. How is the Venticelli's speech described?

4. Where has Mozart been living prior to his arrival in Vienna?

5. Where does Salieri say he was born?

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