2. What was the first name of the Duke of Mantua in Verdi's Rigoletto?
     Rinaldo
     Roberto
     He didn't have one. The censors wouldn't let Verdi give him a name.

3. In Massenet's Werther, the hero was in love with....?
     Sophie
     Charlotte
     himself (all tenors are)

4. In the final scene of Bizet's Carmen, what did Carmen throw to the floor and thereby drive Don Jose even crazier than he was before?
     her cigar
     her ring
     her blouse

5. In Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, who did Turiddu get pregnant?
     Santuzza, but he really loved Lola
     Lola, but he really loved Santuzza
     Both Lola and Santuzza. He couldn't make up his mind

6. In Verdi's Don Carlos, Don Carlos, (in best opera tradition) was in love with someone highly inappropriate. Was it...
     his brother's wife
     his wife's brother
     his father's wife

7. In the aria 'E lucevan le stelle' from Puccini's Tosca, Cavaradossi recalls his blissful nights with Tosca. "O dolci baci! O languide carezze!" (Oh sweet kisses! Oh slow caresses) he sings. He then goes on to the bit about taking off her clothes, saying that while doing this he was "fremente". Was he...
     trembling
     fumbling
     looking in the mirror

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