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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who are the last actors to leave the stage in Act I?
(a) Sophie and Manny.
(b) Manny and Maria.
(c) Sophie and Tony.
(d) Maria and Sophie.

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

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

5. What does Maria imitate about Onassis?
(a) His good manners.
(b) His vulgar speech and crude attitude.
(c) His singing.
(d) His sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Maria Callas' passion?

2. Who returns her music score to Sophie in Act I?

3. What does Maria say about her accompanist's appearance?

4. What nickname does Onassis have for Maria?

5. What role did Maria lose to another student when she was young?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Maria learn to be disciplined about music during the war?

2. Describe Lady Macbeth and the stage direction for Verdi's Letter Scene.

3. When Sophie begins to sing, what does Maria begin thinking of?

4. Describe Maria's entrance onto the stage at the beginning of Act II.

5. Describe two examples of Maria's diva behavior in Act I.

6. Describe Sharon Graham.

7. What are the positive comments that Maria gives Sharon about her singing?

8. Does Maria have misgivings about teaching the master class?

9. Describe Tony's character.

10. What does Maria do when Sharon does not return to the stage?

(see the answer keys)

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