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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 quality does Salieri say he requires in a wife?
(a) Lack of fire.
(b) Musical talent.
(c) Ability to bear children.
(d) Feistiness.

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

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

4. Where does Salieri say he was born?
(a) Sardinia.
(b) Southern Italy.
(c) Northern Hispaniola.
(d) Northern Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosenberg's opinion of prodigies?

2. What does Salieri feel he needs to make his 'last audience' appear?

3. What is Baron Van Swieten's nickname?

4. How does Salieri find out that Mozart has arrived in Vienna?

5. Who is named as an old pupil of Salieri's?

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