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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. In what way does Salieri demonstrate his abandonment of his vow of chastity?
(a) He takes Constanze Mozart as his mistress.
(b) He seduces a nun.
(c) He starts seeing prostitutes.
(d) He begins an affair with Katharina Cavalieri.

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

3. What do we learn from Van Swieten about Mozart's activities?
(a) That he has visited Salzburg.
(b) That he has joined the Freemasons.
(c) That he is going to visit Prague.
(d) That he is considering joining the Freemansons.

4. What does Salieri feel he needs to make his 'last audience' appear?
(a) An invocation.
(b) An imbrocation.
(c) A salutation.
(d) A circumlocution.

5. How does Rosenberg sum up the effect of 'Non piu andrai'?
(a) He says it it too intense.
(b) He says it is showy.
(c) He says it is too vernacular.
(d) He says it is vulgar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event has taken place in the Mozart household?

2. What does Salieri say is the title of his last work?

3. Who writes an opera that is the talk of the city of Vienna, according to the Venticelli?

4. Where is the opera's story set?

5. Who plays the 'march of welcome' for Mozart?

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