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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Salieri dress in order to frighten Mozart?
(a) In a part-colored clown suit.
(b) In a gray cloak and mask.
(c) In a black cloak and gray mask.
(d) As a Janus figure in a green cloak.

2. How does Salieri refer to Mozart?
(a) As the Creeper.
(b) As the Croatian.
(c) As the Creation.
(d) As the Creature.

3. What is the final blow for Mozart?
(a) The unmasking of Salieri and his despair over money.
(b) His unmasking of Salieri and recognition of his villainous betrayal.
(c) A letter from Constanze saying she will never return.
(d) His unmasking of Salieri and his despair over the damaged manuscript.

4. What is Salieri's reaction to the young couple's goings-on?
(a) He is appalled.
(b) He is indifferent.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He thinks it is outrageously funny.

5. What does Mozart intend to do in Vienna?
(a) Hide from his father.
(b) Give concerts.
(c) Kiss the Emperor's hand.
(d) Apply for Salieri's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What strange insight does Mozart seem to have regarding the Figaro problems?

2. What word does Mozart use to describe the singer he has engaged to play the lead in his opera?

3. What does Salieri recognize in Figaro's song 'Non piu andrai'?

4. Why does Orsini-Rosenberg object to The Marriage of Figaro?

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

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