Amadeus Quizzes

Amadeus Quiz 1

1 What does Salieri's father think of young Salieri's passion for music?
He disapproves of his son's passions.

He learns how to play the harpsichord in order to teach it to Salieri.

He wants his son to be the best musician in the world.

He thinks that Salieri has no musical ability.
2 How does young Salieri react to his father's death?
He calls it a miracle.

He is mad at his father for leaving the family with debts.

He expects the death since his father has been sick for years.

He grieves for years.
3 Where does Salieri go to study music?
Vienna

Paris

London

Rome
4 Where does Salieri first encounter Mozart.
At the prince-archbishop's residence

At a costume shop

At Emperor Joseph II's palace

At Mozart's residence
5 What is Mozart doing when Salieri first encounter him?
Mozart is having a fight with his father.

Mozart is conducting an opera.

Mozart is passed out from drinking.

Mozart is flirting with Constanze.
6 Who is Salieri's object of affection?
Katherina Cavalieri

Constanze Mozart

Frau Weber

Lorl
7 How does Salieri view Mozart?
He thinks that Mozart would make a wonderful pupil.

He sees Mozart as a vulgar and infantile man.

He thinks that Mozart's talents have been exaggerated.

He sees Mozart as a man of many admirable traits.
8 How does Leopold respond to Mozart's marriage?
He wishes that Mozart had married someone younger.

He is overwhelmed with joy.

He is angry when he finds out that Mozart wed Constanze.

He wishes that Mozart's mother was alive to be present at the wedding.
9 What is Leopold's relationship with Constanze?
They work together to get Mozart to be less infantile.

He lusts after her.

They are cordial to each other.

He finds her to be lazy, and she thinks that he is too judgmental.
10 How does Mozart view other musicians in the emperor's court?
He considers them to be his brothers.

He thinks that they are too arrogant.

He considers them beneath him.

He admires their skills.
11 When Mozart comes to Emperor Joseph II's palace, how does he treat Salieri?
He tells the emperor that Salieri's skills are the best in the world after his own.

He belittles Salieri in front of the emperor.

He tells the emperor that Salieri is the only composer in the world that he considers a threat.

He tells the emperor that Salieri was his hero as a child.
12 Why does Mozart walk away from the teaching position that Salieri recommends?
The pupil's strong affections for Mozart make Mozart feel uneasy.

The pupil's household has too many dogs.

The pupil's father is too rude.

The pupil is hopeless.
13 How does Leopold find Mozart's residence?
He thinks that Mozart has spent too much money on useless portraits.

He finds it disorderly.

He sees Constanze's expensive gowns all over the place and thinks that Constanze is taking advantage of Mozart.

He finds it too large and thinks that his son is being wasteful.
14 At the party, who suggests that Mozart play a piece by Salieri?
Leopold

Constanze

Emanuel Schikaneder

Salieri
15 Why does Leopold leave Mozart's residence?
Leopold's wife is sick.

Tensions between Leopold and Mozart increases.

Leopold goes back to Salzburg to stop his daughter from marrying an unsuitable man.

Tensions between Leopold and Constanze increases.
16 How many performances does Don Giovanni receive?
8

1

5

2
17 What does Salieri gain from watching Don Giovanni?
He gains sympathy for Mozart and decides to stop his plans for revenge.

He sees the impact of Leopold's death on Mozart and deduces a way to exploit this grief.

He gains inspiration for his next opera.

He sees that Mozart has disregarded one of the emperor's bans, and he plans on reporting this breach of authority to the emperor.
18 What does the masked figure want from Mozart?
Lorl

Money

Constanze

A Requiem
19 What are Constanze's feelings for Emanuel Schikaneder?
She thinks that he is a terrible actor.

He shows feelings for her, and this makes her uncomfortable.

She does not want Mozart to write him an opera.

He shows contempt for her, and this irritates her.
20 How many times in the film does Mozart beg for a loan?
3

6

2

1
21 Why does Constanze return to Vienna?
She has changed her mind about her son's adoption.

She misses her mother.

She senses that something terrible will happen to Mozart.

She misses her friends.
22 When Salieri answers the door for a weak Mozart, who does he see?
The masked figure

Schikaneder and the other actors who starred in The Magic Flute

Constanze

Leopold
23 In Mozart's final hours, what is the dynamic between him and Salieri?
Mozart is very apologetic to Salieri.

Mozart discovers all that Salieri has done to him.

Salieri tells Mozart everything, but he is unapologetic about his actions.

Salieri begs Mozart for forgiveness.
24 Where does Mozart die?
On the streets

At Salieri's residence

At the emperor's palace

At his home
25 Who is present when Mozart dies?
Salieri, Constanze, and young Karl

Lorl, Constanze, and young Karl

Frau Weber, Constanze, and Lorl

Frau Weber, Count Orsini-Rosenberg, and Kapellmeister Bonno

critically comment on the relationship between Mozart and Salieri throughout this drama

The film is a male-dominated landscape, and various male characters compete against each other. Mozart, for example, insults and publicly humiliates Salieri many times. Upon meeting Emperor Joseph II, Mozart calls a piece that Salieri writes...

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What kind of person was Mozart portrayed? Please use two examples.

Mozart is portrayed as an a fun-loving eccentric genius. Mozart is a genius, but an infantile man. He spends beyond his means, parties too much, and defies authoritative figures, including his father, Leopold. These negative traits all contribute...

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Why does the old man try to killing him self bye cutting his throat

The old man had confessed to poisoning Mozart, and had attempted suicide by cutting his throat.

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