“Amadeus” 1. What is Mozart's full name?
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Name_______________________________________________ Questions on “Amadeus” “Amadeus” is the winner of 8 Academy Awards in 1984, including the award for Best Picture. 1. What is Mozart’s full name? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why is Antonio Salieri (the elderly man) taken to an insane asylum? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What job did Salieri get, as a grown man? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How old was Mozart when he wrote his first: a. Concerto _____ b. Symphony _____ c. Opera _____ 5. Why was Salieri confused as to why “God chose Mozart as his instrument?” ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. What are the Emperor and his court musicians arguing about? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What is so amazing about Mozart’s playing? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Why was Salieri so angry at God? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 9. What is Mozart’s fiancée’s name? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Why must Mozart submit music to a committee? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Why doesn’t he want to do it? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Why couldn’t Mozart’s wife leave the music with Salieri? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Why was Salieri so amazed at Mozart’s music? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Does Salieri give Mozart the job? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 15. What is Mozart’s “penalty” at the party? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 16. After the party, describe how Salieri feels. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 17. In Mozart’s new opera, “The Marriage of Figaro,” what exactly is forbidden by the Emperor? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18. Why was Salieri so happy during the performance of “Marriage?” ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 19. What was so significant about this? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 20. a. Why was Salieri more famous in his time than Mozart? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Why is Mozart so much more famous today than Salieri? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 21. Who does “Don Giovanni” represent? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 22. “Don Giovanni” is a very famous opera today, but it was shown only _____ (how many) times when it first opened. Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 23. a. What was Salieri’s ultimate plan? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. How do you think he would accomplish it? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 24. Why did Mozart’s wife leave him? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 25. Mozart writes music for a vaudeville show, which panders to the lower-class people. a. Why does he do this? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ b. Why does he pass out during the performance? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 26. As Mozart is dictating music to Salieri, do you see his (Mozart’s) genius? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 27. Now what do you think Salieri’s ultimate plan is and how would he accomplish it? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 28. Think back to the beginning of the movie. Why did Salieri try to kill himself after so many years? ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 29. Sum this movie up as best you can in one sentence. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 30. Sum this movie up as best you can in one word. (Remember, this is for a grade!) __________________
