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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 caused Mozart's death, according to the Venticelli?
(a) Syphilis.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Puerperal fever.
(d) Rheumatic fever.

2. How does Salieri get his hands on some of Mozart's manuscripts?
(a) He buys them from a second-hand dealer.
(b) The Venticelli bring them to him.
(c) He bribes a servant to steal them.
(d) He steals them.

3. What is Salieri's burning ambition at this time of his life?
(a) To become First Royal Kapellmeister.
(b) To become the Court Composer.
(c) To have seven sons, all musicians.
(d) To write the perfect opera.

4. What causes Salieri physical pain as he listens to the piece?
(a) Its intense beauty.
(b) Its frequent strange modulations.
(c) Its discord and atonality.
(d) The number of notes--there are too many to follow.

5. How does Mozart react when the Major-Domo enters?
(a) He is excited and full of anticipation.
(b) He is embarrassed.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is annoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Salieri reward his Venticelli?

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

3. Who invites Salieri to join the Masons?

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

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

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