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10 Average Questions about Amadeus

Please enjoy these questions on this great movie.

A multiple-choice quiz by August. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
August

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
1,968

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1519

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played the leading role in the film, which awarded him an Academy Award? Hint

Roy Dotrice

Anton Felix Schindler

F. Murray Abraham

Peter Shaffer

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Question 2 of 10

2. How many Oscars did "Amadeus" take home in 1985? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Hint

Simon Callow

Tom Hulce

Roy Dotrice

Ralph Fiennes

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Question 4 of 10

4. Why does Salieri hate Mozart so much? Hint

The woman of his dreams married Mozart.

Mozart steals his compositions and passes them off as his own.

He thinks his music is superior to Mozart, yet Mozart gets all the attention.

He wishes he had the talent God bestowed upon Mozart.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Is the character Antonio Salieri based on an actual person?

Yes

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which 'team' behind Amadeus also swept the 1975 Academy Awards with their "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"? Hint

Bernard Rose and Steve McEveety

Milos Foreman and Saul Zaentz

Roman Polanksi and Robert Evans

Michael Mann and Hunt Lowry

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is telling the story? Hint

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Francesco Salieri

Constanze Mozart

Antonio Salieri

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Question 8 of 10

8. According to Salieri, what kind of man was Mozart? Hint

An annoying little twit

A poor, humble man

A generous philanthropist

The strong, silent type

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the name of a similar tale of the madness and scandal surrounding another famous composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven, which starred Gary Oldman. Hint

Tatort

Dangerous Liaisons

The Life and Loves of Beethoven

Immortal Beloved

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Question 10 of 10

10. While Mozart did in fact die of natural causes, Salieri states that God took the life of Mozart in order to spite whom? Hint

Salieri

Mozart's estranged son

Constanze, his wife

To punish everyone for not truly appreciating him

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played the leading role in the film, which awarded him an Academy Award?

Answer: F. Murray Abraham

Anton Felix Schindler is a character in "Immortal Beloved", a story of {Beethoven;} Peter Schaffer is the acredited author of the Broadway original of which the film is {based;} Roy Dotrice plays Leopold Mozart in the film.

2. How many Oscars did "Amadeus" take home in 1985?

Answer: 8

"Amadeus" won for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, Screenplay, Art Direction and Scene Production, Costume Design, Sound, and Makeup.

3. Who played Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

Answer: Tom Hulce

The role landed him an Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role.

4. Why does Salieri hate Mozart so much?

Answer: He wishes he had the talent God bestowed upon Mozart.

5. Is the character Antonio Salieri based on an actual person?

Answer: Yes

He is an actual composer, whose music can also be heard throughout the film.

6. Which 'team' behind Amadeus also swept the 1975 Academy Awards with their "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"?

Answer: Milos Foreman and Saul Zaentz

Foreman and Zaentz Director and Producer, Foreman won an Oscar for Best Director for both of these films. Rose and McEveety Director and Producer of "Immortal Beloved"; Polanski and Evans Director and Producer of "Chinatown" Mann and Lowry Director and Producer of "The Last of the Mohicans".

7. Who is telling the story?

Answer: Antonio Salieri

The film opens with an aged Antonio Salieri, now confined to an insane asylum, confessing to the murder of Mozart.

8. According to Salieri, what kind of man was Mozart?

Answer: An annoying little twit

9. What is the name of a similar tale of the madness and scandal surrounding another famous composer, Ludwig Van Beethoven, which starred Gary Oldman.

Answer: Immortal Beloved

"Tatort" is a German Detective story translated into the "Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street", "Dangerous Liaisons" is the original version of "Cruel Intentions". It is the story of love and betrayal - a very good movie although "Cruel Intentions was a miserable adaptation. "The Life and Loves of Beethoven" is a French biography of Beethoven, but focuses on the romantic companionships and friendships, while "Immortal Beloved" delves further into his madness, his depression, and his brilliance.

10. While Mozart did in fact die of natural causes, Salieri states that God took the life of Mozart in order to spite whom?

Answer: Salieri

Salieri planned on paying Mozart to compose a Requiem, then murder him and pass off the Requiem as his own work. But Mozart died without finishing the composition, causing Salieri's hatred and madness to grow, feeling that God would rather destroy his great creation than allow a mediocre (Salieri) to receive any glory. Ouch.

Source: Author August

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