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"Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz on Giacomo Puccini's classic opera, "Tosca."

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

Author
jsusfreak

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
304,361

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
360

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where does the first scene of "Tosca" take place? Hint

In someone's villa.

In an art studio.

In a church.

In a palace.

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Tosca storms in on her lover, Mario Cavardarossi, she is furious at him. Why? Hint

She believes him to be unfaithful.

They had an argument the night before and she wanted to get back at him.

He promised to marry her but broke that promise.

He wasn't doing his chores at home.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Mario suggests a hiding place to a friend of his, Angelotti, who is an escaped political prisoner. Where is it? Hint

His closet.

Under the floorboards of the local church.

His basement.

A well.

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Question 4 of 10

4. Baron Scarpia, the chief of police, bursts in on Mario's workspace looking for the escaped political prisoner. What does he find instead? Hint

Some books.

A knife.

Papers.

A fan.

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Question 5 of 10

5. While Mario is questioned about the whereabouts of Angelotti, what major military figure won a decisive battle? Hint

George Washington

Tsar Alexander I

Napoleon Bonaparte

Charlemagne

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Question 6 of 10

6. Angelotti is eventually found and killed by Scarpia's henchmen. True or false?

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. While Mario is being tortured for information leading up to the location of Angelotti, Tosca pleads with Scarpia to free her lover. Scarpia agrees but on what condition? Hint

She must sleep with one of Scarpia's henchmen.

She must die in Mario's place.

She must sleep with Scarpia.

She would be thrown in prison.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Prior to Mario's "mock" execution, what does Tosca tell him? Hint

She tells him to escape into an underground tunnel instead.

The firing squad will shoot him with fake bullets so he should "play dead."

She gives him money to bribe the executioners to let him go.

She says that she will offer herself to one of the executioners in exchange for his freedom.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is Tosca's famous aria? Hint

"Celeste Aida."

"Vissi d'arte."

"Nessun dorma."

"Non piu andrai."

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the beginning of the opera when Mario was painting a portrait, what color does Tosca tell him to paint the eyes? Hint

Blue

Black

Brown

Green

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does the first scene of "Tosca" take place?

Answer: In a church.

The main character, Mario Cavardarossi, is painting a picture in the church and compares the woman in the painting to his lover, Floria Tosca.

2. When Tosca storms in on her lover, Mario Cavardarossi, she is furious at him. Why?

Answer: She believes him to be unfaithful.

Since Mario was hiding a political prisoner (Angoletti), Tosca mistook him for another woman (she heard footsteps where Mario was working). Mario assured her that he was completely faithful and there was no "other woman," so to speak.

3. Mario suggests a hiding place to a friend of his, Angelotti, who is an escaped political prisoner. Where is it?

Answer: A well.

Mario suggests that Angelotti hide there because it was safe and impenetrable.

4. Baron Scarpia, the chief of police, bursts in on Mario's workspace looking for the escaped political prisoner. What does he find instead?

Answer: A fan.

The fan has the family crest of a particular woman who was the model for one of Mario's paintings. He uses this to aggravate Tosca's jealousy to suggest that Mario DID have an affair by claiming he left it behind while leaving his workspace.

5. While Mario is questioned about the whereabouts of Angelotti, what major military figure won a decisive battle?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte scored a major military victory in the Battle of Marengo, which fuels Mario's defiance against Scarpia and his goons.

6. Angelotti is eventually found and killed by Scarpia's henchmen. True or false?

Answer: False

He eventually killed himself after being discovered by Scarpia's secret police.

7. While Mario is being tortured for information leading up to the location of Angelotti, Tosca pleads with Scarpia to free her lover. Scarpia agrees but on what condition?

Answer: She must sleep with Scarpia.

Scarpia lusts after Tosca (she hates him with a passion) and when she agrees to sleep with him, she manages to stab him in the heart before he managed to do anything.

After plunging the knife into Scarpia's chest, she sings "this is Tosca's kiss!"

8. Prior to Mario's "mock" execution, what does Tosca tell him?

Answer: The firing squad will shoot him with fake bullets so he should "play dead."

When Tosca made her "deal" with Scarpia, Mario would be spared and he instructed a "fake" execution. Unfortunately, the firing squad used real bullets and Mario dies soon afterward.

Torn from Scarpia's deception that he would protect her beloved, Tosca leaps to her death from a castle tower.

9. What is Tosca's famous aria?

Answer: "Vissi d'arte."

"Vissi d'arte" means "I lived for art." She is scared for Mario's life and pleads to Scarpia for his safety and his life.

10. At the beginning of the opera when Mario was painting a portrait, what color does Tosca tell him to paint the eyes?

Answer: Black

The eyes of the blonde in the painting were blue but Tosca suggested to Mario to paint them black like hers.

Source: Author jsusfreak

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