501 Critical Reading Questions

a. Mozart’s admiration for the composer Johann Sebastian Bach.
b. the role imagination plays in musical composition.
c. that Mozart was mentally unstable.
d. that Mozart was an imaginative child.
e. that Mozart’s only friends were imaginary people and family
servants.
339.
The author suggests that Mozart’s adult life
a. was ruined by repeated illness.
b. was a disappointment after his brilliant childhood.
c. was nothing but misery.
d. ended in poverty and anonymity.
e. followed the pattern of his childhood.
340.
In line 57, the word lauded most nearly means
a. derided.
b. praised.
c. punished.
d. compensated.
e. coveted.
341.
Each of the following statements about Wolfgang Mozart is
directly supported by the passage EXCEPT
a. Mozart’s father, Leopold, was instrumental in shaping his
career.
b. Wolfgang had a vivid imagination.
c. Wolfgang’s childhood was devoted to his musical career.
d. Wolfgang’s illnesses were the result of exhaustion.
e. Maria Anna was a talented musician in her own right.
342.
Based on information found in the passage, Mozart can best be
described as
a. a workaholic.
b. a child prodigy.
c. a sickly child.
d. a victim of his father’s ambition.
e. the greatest composer of the eighteenth century.
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Critical Reading Questions

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Answers
299.
c. The passage describes swing as vibrant, (line 6) a synonym for
lively. It is also stated that soloists in big bands improvised from
the melody, (line 11) indicating that the music was melodic.
300.