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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the opera's story set?
(a) In a grand mansion.
(b) In a coffee shop.
(c) In a harem.
(d) In a Masonic lodge.

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

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

4. To which character does Salieri give the name La Statua?
(a) Teresa Salieri
(b) Constanze Mozart.
(c) Baroness Waldstadten.
(d) Princess Elizabeth.

5. What is the effect of the dancers moving in total silence?
(a) Melancholy.
(b) Tastefulness.
(c) Tense drama.
(d) Absurdity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Salieri's family feel about the Austrian Empire?

3. What is ironic about court musicians and their employers?

4. Salieri's comments about the Viennese suggest they are . . .

5. What is the effect of the Emperor's yawn?

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