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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria say about singing at the beginning of Act I?
(a) She's scared of it.
(b) It is not enough for a life.
(c) She was never disciplined about her studies.
(d) It is serious business.

2. What does Maria tell Manny about her sense of humor?
(a) He will never get it.
(b) She doesn't have one.
(c) It is always respectful.
(d) He will come to understand it.

3. What does Sophie wish to get from Maria?
(a) Some temperment.
(b) Tea.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Sheet music.

4. Who does Manny acknowledge in the audience?
(a) Critics and reviewers.
(b) Parents.
(c) Friends.
(d) Sister.

5. Who says, "She's wearing so many diamonds she can scarcely move her arms..."?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Maria.
(d) Manny.

6. Who is startled by Sophie's lack of knowledge?
(a) Manny.
(b) Maria.
(c) Stage hand.
(d) Anthony.

7. When does Manny appear on stage in Act I?
(a) After Sophie.
(b) First.
(c) After Maria.
(d) Last.

8. Who drops to her knees and sings part of La Sonnambula?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Christine.
(d) Maria.

9. What is the name of Maria's singing teacher?
(a) Hector Lumina.
(b) Samuel Adagio.
(c) Tommy Tunes.
(d) Elvira de Hidalgo.

10. What is La Scala?
(a) Italian clothing designer.
(b) Milan opera house.
(c) Italian footwear.
(d) Famous restaurant.

11. Who is dressed in a custom pantsuit and expensive accessories?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Stage hand.
(c) Manny.
(d) Maria.

12. What does Maria tell the audience they should not do during Act I?
(a) Applaud.
(b) Shout.
(c) Sing.
(d) Heckle.

13. Who brings a cushion for Maria's chair?
(a) Manny.
(b) Stage hand.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Rick.

14. What does Maria Callas teach?
(a) Opera Master Class.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Fashion history.
(d) Piano performance.

15. Which prop does Maria complain is missing when Sophie comes on stage?
(a) Footstool.
(b) Her purse.
(c) Her lunch.
(d) Her favorite sweater.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria call her first student?

2. Who brought class and respectability to Onassis?

3. What did Maria's singing teacher encourage in her?

4. What does Maria tell Sophie to do before she sings?

5. In Act I, Maria complains that the theater is too:

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