Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Questions and answers
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What happened when Mozart's opera Le nozze di Figaro premiered?
Choices
- A) The audience was quiet and bored.
- B) People clapped and cheered a lot, asking for more songs. ✓
- C) Emperor Joseph II stopped the show early.
- D) The opera was only performed once.
Answer: B) People clapped and cheered a lot, asking for more songs.
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How did young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart show his amazing musical talent?
Choices
- A) He refused to play music for anyone.
- B) He performed for powerful people like empresses and kings before he was ten. ✓
- C) He only played music in his own home in Salzburg.
- D) He struggled to learn any instruments.
Answer: B) He performed for powerful people like empresses and kings before he was ten.
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What big change did Mozart make in 1781?
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- A) He decided to stay with Archbishop Colloredo forever.
- B) He started a new job as a baker.
- C) He became an independent, freelance artist after leaving his employer. ✓
- D) He stopped composing music completely.
Answer: C) He became an independent, freelance artist after leaving his employer.
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After moving to Vienna, how did Mozart make a living as an independent artist?
Choices
- A) He only wrote letters to his family.
- B) He waited for money to be sent to him from Salzburg.
- C) He gave piano lessons, published music, and conducted his own concerts. ✓
- D) He stopped playing music and became a shopkeeper.
Answer: C) He gave piano lessons, published music, and conducted his own concerts.
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Who did Mozart work with to create his famous operas like The Marriage of Figaro?
Choices
- A) His father, Leopold Mozart.
- B) His student, Franz Xaver Süssmayr.
- C) The librettist Lorenzo da Ponte. ✓
- D) Emperor Joseph II.
Answer: C) The librettist Lorenzo da Ponte.
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What was the main problem Mozart and da Ponte faced when trying to stage The Marriage of Figaro?
Choices
- A) They couldn't find enough musicians to play the music.
- B) The Emperor initially banned the play because of its themes. ✓
- C) They didn't have a good theater to perform in.
- D) Nobody wanted to buy tickets to the opera.
Answer: B) The Emperor initially banned the play because of its themes.
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How did Mozart work on The Marriage of Figaro once he got the commission?
Choices
- A) He took a long vacation and relaxed.
- B) He worked day and night, often forgetting to eat or sleep. ✓
- C) He asked his friends to write most of the music for him.
- D) He waited until the very last day to start composing.
Answer: B) He worked day and night, often forgetting to eat or sleep.
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Even though The Marriage of Figaro was a success, what was Mozart's financial situation like?
Choices
- A) He became very rich and never had to worry about money again.
- B) His financial situation was still difficult and unstable. ✓
- C) The public stopped liking his music completely.
- D) He found a new, very stable job right away.
Answer: B) His financial situation was still difficult and unstable.
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How is Mozart's music remembered and valued in the world today?
Choices
- A) It is mostly forgotten and rarely played.
- B) It is a very important part of music history, loved by many people. ✓
- C) Only a few composers have ever heard of his music.
- D) It is only listened to by people in Vienna.
Answer: B) It is a very important part of music history, loved by many people.
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