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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Onassis' business?
(a) Wine seller.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Musician.
(d) Shipping magnate.

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Maria ask for the house lights to go off during Act I?
(a) They are too harsh for the students.
(b) She forgot why they were on.
(c) She doesn't want to be seen.
(d) She likes to save energy.

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

8. Who brought class and respectability to Onassis?
(a) Tony.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Manny.
(d) Maria.

9. In Act I, what does Maria say Onassis wants her to do?
(a) Sing more often.
(b) Stop performing and have his baby.
(c) Become a famous cellist.
(d) Learn to act.

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

11. Who could not afford to buy oranges during the war?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Stage hand.
(d) Anthony.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Manny appear on stage in Act I?

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

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

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

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