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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For Mozart, what is the outcome of his work for Schikaneder?
(a) He gains a little, but insufficient to cover his debts.
(b) He gains nothing except money to buy alcohol.
(c) There is talk of a further opera to be written.
(d) He gains nothing.

2. What is the tone of Salieri's comment that 'Our religion' is largely based on waxworks?
(a) Sarcastic.
(b) Sweet.
(c) Soppy.
(d) Serious.

3. In the staging of The Magic Flute described by Salieri, what does the sun represent?
(a) A cleansing fire, but one bringing forgiveness.
(b) A symbol of life and love.
(c) The Apprentice's Pillar.
(d) A god determined to judge.

4. How did Leopold Mozart respond to his son's request?
(a) He did not reply.
(b) He suggested a compromise.
(c) He accapted readily.
(d) He refused

5. What does Mozart disclose to Salieri at the beginning of the next scene?
(a) That he is ill and worried about money.
(b) That he has a new idea for an operatic piece.
(c) That he is doing badly--no money and no prospect of earning any.
(d) That he has been commissioned to write a Mass.

6. What strange insight does Mozart seem to have regarding the Figaro problems?
(a) That Orsini-Rosenberg is behind it all.
(b) That God wants him to be humbled.
(c) That Salieri is behind it all.
(d) That God is conspiring against him.

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

8. Why does Mozart dislike operas about lofty individuals and ancient heroes?
(a) He believes opera should be about real people.
(b) He believes this will make the art form decline.
(c) He thinks all opera should be funny.
(d) He believes they are too hard for singers to master.

9. Who does Salieri claim is the inspiration for the Ghost in Don Giovanni?
(a) Chris Gluck.
(b) Old Papa Haydn.
(c) Leopold Mozart.
(d) God.

10. What does Salieri recognize in Figaro's song 'Non piu andrai'?
(a) Mozart's variations on 'Twinkle, Little Star'.
(b) Salieri's own little 'March of Welcome'.
(c) A phrase from the Dies Irae.
(d) Salieri's own overture to Semiramide.

11. How does Mozart receive a little help?
(a) Van Swieten gives him a small fee to arrange music by Gluck.
(b) Van Swieten pays him a small fee to arrange music by Bach.
(c) The Emperor commisions a cantata.
(d) Salieri pays him a fee to arrange music by Bach.

12. About whom does the Emperor make the comment: 'I daresay he can't do much harm'?
(a) Count Von Strack.
(b) The First Venticello.
(c) Herr Sommer.
(d) Count Orsini-Rosenberg.

13. What is frightening Constanze?
(a) Having a second baby.
(b) The possibility of Mozart being expelled from the Masonic Lodge.
(c) Mozart and the story of his dream.
(d) Their poverty.

14. When Salieri speaks of 'the Creature,' to whom is he referring?
(a) A Venticello.
(b) Constanze Mozart.
(c) The Emperor.
(d) Mozart.

15. What is Salieri's response to The Magic Flute?
(a) He sees it as full of cleansing and peace.
(b) He is outraged at the use of Masonic ritual.
(c) He doesn't understand it.
(d) He despises it for its jokes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What works has Mozart written during the same time?

2. How is the Emperor likely to foil Salieri's plans?

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

4. What has happened to Leopold Mozart's letters?

5. What wish of Salieri's is granted at this point?

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