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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) Bass.
(c) Baritone.
(d) Tenor.

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

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

4. What does Maria tell Sophie to do before she sings?
(a) Get a tissue.
(b) Close off her ears.
(c) Get her lunch.
(d) Stand under the lights.

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

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

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

8. What did Maria's singing teacher encourage in her?
(a) Long breaks from classes.
(b) Stage presence.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Naps.

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

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

11. Who can only sing one note before being interrupted by Maria in Act I?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Melissa.
(d) Manny.

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

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

14. Who returns her music score to Sophie in Act I?
(a) Maria.
(b) Another student.
(c) Manny.
(d) Stage hand.

15. What does Maria ask Sophie to translate after interrupting her aria?
(a) The Italian verse.
(b) Rest.
(c) Breathe into a bag.
(d) Have some water.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is happening with the lights at the beginning of Act I?

4. What does Maria say to Sophie before she leaves the stage in Act I?

5. What does Maria say about projection in Act I?

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