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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who uses the word folderol to describe the flowers?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Tony.
(d) Maria.

2. What does Maria chastise Tony about?
(a) Travelling alone.
(b) Not using his full Italian name.
(c) His ridiculous essay.
(d) Missing curfew.

3. Who leaves the stage to find Sharon?
(a) Manny.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Maria.
(d) Stage hand.

4. What does Maria say a performance is?
(a) A test of a stage director's authority.
(b) Love affair between artist and audience.
(c) The best way to showcase a symphony.
(d) Struggle between the artist and the audience.

5. What does Maria criticize about Sharon's physical appearance?
(a) Clothing choice.
(b) Her lipstick color.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) The headband she is wearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Maria describe herself physically as a young student?

2. What does Maria tell Sharon about theatrics?

3. What does Maria say about her accompanist's appearance?

4. Who is Rosa Ponselled, Giudetta Pasta, Lotte Lehmann and Zinka Milanov?

5. What aria does the audience hear Maria singing in Act II?

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