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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rosenberg's opinion of prodigies?

2. Which character receives a kiss from Salieri?

3. In which room at the Baroness's does Salieri first see Mozart?

4. How is the Venticelli's speech described?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways does Salieri work to undermine Mozart in this section of the play?

2. What strategy does Salieri use in his attempt to seduce Constanze?

3. Comment on Salieri's appeal to 'the ghosts of the future'.

4. In what way is the 'calf-measuring scene' ironic?

5. What is Van Swieten's attitude to Salieri at this point in the play?

6. What story does the Emperor tell to Mozart?

7. Why do reports about Mozart unsettle Salieri?

8. What does his comment about his requirement in a wife reveal about Salieri's character?

9. What is important about the discussion between Von Strack, Rosenberg and Van Swieten?

10. In what way does Salieri claim to be different from his parents?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Review the staging of the play Amadeus. How does the production itself affect the responses of the audience? Make overall comment, then choose one scene to focus on in detail. Might there be alternative ways to stage the scene?

Essay Topic 2

In what ways is Amadeus a struggle between the forces of innovation and the power of convention? Make close reference to the text.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the minor characters in Amadeus. Could any of them be removed from the play without affecting the story, action and outcome?

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