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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Maria Callas' passion?
(a) Music.
(b) Travel.
(c) Greek food.
(d) Books.

2. What does Maria request during Act I from the stage hand?
(a) Nail filer.
(b) Bagel and cream cheese.
(c) Slippers.
(d) Water, cushion, footstool.

3. Who is Sophie de Palma?
(a) Maria's sister.
(b) Maria's student.
(c) Maria's daughter.
(d) Manny's girlfriend.

4. What does Maria say to Sophie before she leaves the stage in Act I?
(a) Excuse me, I'm ill.
(b) See you tomorrow.
(c) Good-bye forever.
(d) Much better.

5. Maria tells the audience it's not a performance but a:
(a) Sham.
(b) Group activity.
(c) Rehearsal.
(d) Classroom.

6. What is Manny's job?
(a) Stage hand.
(b) Accompanist.
(c) Music teacher.
(d) Librarian.

7. Whose nickname is La Divina?
(a) Manny's.
(b) Sophie's.
(c) June's.
(d) Maria's.

8. Who is Rosa Ponselled, Giudetta Pasta, Lotte Lehmann and Zinka Milanov?
(a) Juilliard adminstrators.
(b) World's great sopranos.
(c) Sophie's former teachers.
(d) Neighbors of Maria's.

9. What is happening with the lights at the beginning of Act I?
(a) It is totally dark.
(b) They are broken.
(c) They are still up.
(d) One light is missing.

10. How many acts are there in the play Master Class?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

11. What didn't Maria have as she walked back and forth to the conservatory during World War II?
(a) Focus.
(b) Proper shoes.
(c) Determination.
(d) A good attitude.

12. What does Maria say about discipline and courage in Act I?
(a) She doesn't need them.
(b) They are over-rated.
(c) They are the foundation of a proper operatic career.
(d) She lacks both.

13. In Act I, who does Maria remember performing for at La Scala?
(a) Famous dignitaries.
(b) School children.
(c) Her teachers.
(d) Other students.

14. Who does Sophie admire?
(a) Stage hand.
(b) Onassis.
(c) Maria.
(d) Manny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sophie lacking when Maria asks her to take notes on the scene?

2. Who says "know your limitations" in Act I?

3. What does Maria Callas teach?

4. Who are the last actors to leave the stage in Act I?

5. What does Maria ask Sophie to translate after interrupting her aria?

(see the answer keys)

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