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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What range does Sophie sing?
(a) Soprano.
(b) Tenor.
(c) Baritone.
(d) Bass.

2. What country is Onassis from?
(a) England.
(b) Italy.
(c) Greece.
(d) America.

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

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

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

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

7. What role did Maria lose to another student when she was young?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Amina.
(c) Pipi.
(d) Rachel.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What criticism does Maria give Sophie about her singing?
(a) That she is too flamboyant for the stage.
(b) That she doesn't fully feel the music.
(c) That her voice is too high.
(d) That she doesn't like her shoes.

14. Who says "know your limitations" in Act I?
(a) Maria.
(b) Onassis.
(c) Manny.
(d) Sophie.

15. What does Sophie announce she will sing in Act I?
(a) Music from La Boheme.
(b) Scales.
(c) Country music.
(d) Aria from La Sonnambula.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who can only sing one note before being interrupted by Maria in Act I?

2. Why does Maria ask for the house lights to go off during Act I?

3. Who does Manny acknowledge in the audience?

4. What nickname does Onassis have for Maria?

5. In Act I, who does Maria remember performing for at La Scala?

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