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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosophic age does Salieri refer to in his first speech for this section of the play?
(a) The Age of Englightenment
(b) The Age of the Feuilletons.
(c) The Age of Modernism.
(d) The Platonic Age.

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

3. Salieri's comments about the Viennese suggest they are . . .
(a) Cultured.
(b) Devious.
(c) Shallow.
(d) Tasteful.

4. How old is Salieri in the first scene of the play?
(a) Seventy.
(b) Thirty-two.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Seventy-two.

5. What wish of Salieri's is granted at this point?
(a) He is appointed Kappellmeister on Rosenberg's death.
(b) Mozart falls desperately ill.
(c) He is appointed Kappellmeister on Bonno's death.
(d) He is given a Papal kinighthood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the problem concerning The Marriage of Figaro?

2. How does Salieri describe Mozart at the end of this scene?

3. What position is Mozart interested in applying for?

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

5. What is meant by the words 'one must avoid music that smells of music'?

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