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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 does Mozart intend to do in Vienna?

2. How does Mozart react when the Major-Domo enters?

3. What is holding up Wolfgang's and Constanze's marriage?

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

5. How did Salieri's family feel about the Austrian Empire?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Salieri believe God is torturing him?

3. How does the play open?

4. What does Constanze's response to her husband's accusations tell us about her?

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

6. What is the significance of the golden light that bathes the Emperor and his court?

7. In what way does Mozart manage to insult Count Orsini-Rosenberg?

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

9. What does this scene show us of Mozart's talent?

10. For what reason might the scene in the Baroness's library be considered ironic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

'Salieri is almost an archetypal hypocrite.' What is a hypocrite and does Salieri qualify for this label? Who else in Amadeus can be described as a Hypocrite? How does the behavior of such individuals affect others? Respond with close reference to the play.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the way in which humor is woven into the events depicted in Amadeus.

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