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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Maria's voice when she sings Sharon's Lady Macbeth aria?
(a) She gets laryngitis.
(b) She hits every note.
(c) It cracks and shakes.
(d) She gets a sore throat.

2. Who reminds Maria of Sharon's name when she forgets?
(a) Tony.
(b) Stage hand.
(c) Manny.
(d) Sophie.

3. Who does Maria tell she has courage because she came back to the master class?
(a) Joan Sutherland.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Sophie.
(d) Lady Macbeth.

4. What aria does the audience hear Maria singing in Act II?
(a) A farewell scene.
(b) Lady McBeth's Letter Scene.
(c) A death scene.
(d) Lady Demetri's Wedding Scene.

5. When was the last time Sharon read Macbeth?
(a) Elementary school.
(b) Grad school.
(c) College.
(d) In high school.

6. Who uses the word folderol to describe the flowers?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Maria.
(d) Tony.

7. When Maria asks "Is there anything you would kill for?" Sharon replies:
(a) "Sometimes."
(b) "Absolutely not!"
(c) "Why?"
(d) "I don't think so."

8. What does Maria tell Sharon about theatrics?
(a) To avoid them.
(b) That no one should be theatrical.
(c) To be wary of them.
(d) To never miss a theatrical opportunity.

9. Who leaves the stage to show Sharon the appropriate entrance?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Tony.
(d) Manny.

10. In Act II, who says the students will be able to concentrate on the drama of the moment?
(a) Someone in the audience.
(b) Manny.
(c) Sharon.
(d) Maria.

11. How does Maria feel about Battista?
(a) Happy.
(b) Irritated.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Proud.

12. What is Lady Macbeth's expression as stated in the entrance scene directions?
(a) Scared.
(b) Fierce.
(c) Happy.
(d) Excited.

13. Where did Maria debut?
(a) Metropolitan Opera.
(b) Carnegie Hall.
(c) La Scala.
(d) Lincoln Center.

14. What does Maria say about the house lights when she first enters the stage?
(a) She approves of them.
(b) They are not bright enough.
(c) She dislikes them.
(d) They are too bright.

15. What does Tony hope to receive from Maria?
(a) Copies of music.
(b) Feedback.
(c) Connections.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes on stage after a long wait at the beginning of Act II?

2. Who sings an aria from Lady Macbeth for Maria?

3. What does Maria tell Sharon to do before she's even sung a note?

4. Who ignores the audience at the beginning of Act II?

5. Who says "There are no short cuts in art, no easy ways" when Sharon asks if she should sing her aria again?

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