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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 new work is Mozart considering?

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

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

4. What promise to Mozart does Salieri fail to honor?

5. What is Mozart's response to Constanze's dancing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in this scene to essentially perform the coup-de-grace for Mozart?

2. What significant observations about art does Salieri make?

3. What disturbing aspect of 'appearances versus reality' does Salieri allude to in his opening speech in Act 2 of Amadeus?

4. What does Mozart tell Salieri at the end of this section of the play?

5. In what way is the dying Mozart presented to us as a Christ-like martyr?

6. How is the Emperor a danger to Salieri's plan to destroy Mozart?

7. In addition to his personal battle with Mozart, how is the deterioration of Salieri's relationship with God demonstrated in this part of the play?

8. What is unusual about Mozart's vision of opera?

9. What is the importance of the scene in which Salieri's home is contrasted with that of the Mozart family?

10. What are the indications of decline that Salieri observes when he meets Wolfgang and Constanze in the Prater?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Mozart embraces life honestly, lives it fully and renders its complexity in his music. Salieri buries his passions in conventional living and is only capable of conventional art '. Discuss this statement with close reference to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the character of Salieri and compare and contrast him with Mozart. You might want to consider the morals and motivation of each man.

Essay Topic 3

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

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