Amadeus Quizzes

Amadeus Quiz 1

1 What does Salieri's father think of young Salieri's passion for music?
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.

He disapproves of his son's passions.
2 How does young Salieri react to his father's death?
He is mad at his father for leaving the family with debts.

He grieves for years.

He calls it a miracle.

He expects the death since his father has been sick for years.
3 Where does Salieri go to study music?
Vienna

London

Paris

Rome
4 Where does Salieri first encounter Mozart.
At Emperor Joseph II's palace

At the prince-archbishop's residence

At a costume shop

At Mozart's residence
5 What is Mozart doing when Salieri first encounter him?
Mozart is flirting with Constanze.

Mozart is having a fight with his father.

Mozart is passed out from drinking.

Mozart is conducting an opera.
6 Who is Salieri's object of affection?
Constanze Mozart

Frau Weber

Lorl

Katherina Cavalieri
7 How does Salieri view Mozart?
He sees Mozart as a vulgar and infantile man.

He thinks that Mozart's talents have been exaggerated.

He thinks that Mozart would make a wonderful pupil.

He sees Mozart as a man of many admirable traits.
8 How does Leopold respond to Mozart's marriage?
He wishes that Mozart's mother was alive to be present at the wedding.

He is overwhelmed with joy.

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

He wishes that Mozart had married someone younger.
9 What is Leopold's relationship with Constanze?
They are cordial to each other.

He finds her to be lazy, and she thinks that he is too judgmental.

He lusts after her.

They work together to get Mozart to be less infantile.
10 How does Mozart view other musicians in the emperor's court?
He considers them beneath him.

He thinks that they are too arrogant.

He admires their skills.

He considers them to be his brothers.
11 When Mozart comes to Emperor Joseph II's palace, how does he treat Salieri?
He belittles Salieri in front of the emperor.

He tells the emperor that Salieri was his hero as a child.

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

He tells the emperor that Salieri's skills are the best in the world after his own.
12 Why does Mozart walk away from the teaching position that Salieri recommends?
The pupil's household has too many dogs.

The pupil's strong affections for Mozart make Mozart feel uneasy.

The pupil's father is too rude.

The pupil is hopeless.
13 How does Leopold find Mozart's residence?
He sees Constanze's expensive gowns all over the place and thinks that Constanze is taking advantage of Mozart.

He thinks that Mozart has spent too much money on useless portraits.

He finds it too large and thinks that his son is being wasteful.

He finds it disorderly.
14 At the party, who suggests that Mozart play a piece by Salieri?
Constanze

Leopold

Salieri

Emanuel Schikaneder
15 Why does Leopold leave Mozart's residence?
Tensions between Leopold and Mozart increases.

Tensions between Leopold and Constanze increases.

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

Leopold's wife is sick.
16 How many performances does Don Giovanni receive?
2

1

8

5
17 What does Salieri gain from watching Don Giovanni?
He gains sympathy for Mozart and decides to stop his plans for revenge.

He gains inspiration for his next opera.

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

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?
Constanze

Lorl

Money

A Requiem
19 What are Constanze's feelings for Emanuel Schikaneder?
He shows feelings for her, and this makes her uncomfortable.

He shows contempt for her, and this irritates her.

She thinks that he is a terrible actor.

She does not want Mozart to write him an opera.
20 How many times in the film does Mozart beg for a loan?
1

6

3

2
21 Why does Constanze return to Vienna?
She misses her mother.

She senses that something terrible will happen to Mozart.

She has changed her mind about her son's adoption.

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

Leopold

Constanze

Schikaneder and the other actors who starred in The Magic Flute
23 In Mozart's final hours, what is the dynamic between him and Salieri?
Mozart discovers all that Salieri has done to him.

Salieri begs Mozart for forgiveness.

Mozart is very apologetic to Salieri.

Salieri tells Mozart everything, but he is unapologetic about his actions.
24 Where does Mozart die?
At Salieri's residence

At his home

On the streets

At the emperor's palace
25 Who is present when Mozart dies?
Frau Weber, Count Orsini-Rosenberg, and Kapellmeister Bonno

Frau Weber, Constanze, and Lorl

Salieri, Constanze, and young Karl

Lorl, Constanze, and young Karl

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.

Asked by Tony V #1064666

Answered by Aslan on 10/22/2020 11:03 PM

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