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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country is Onassis from?

2. Who brought class and respectability to Onassis?

3. What is Onassis' business?

4. What is the relationship between Maria and Aristotle Onassis?

5. What does Maria call her first student?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Maria describe the experience of performing in front of the world's dignitaries at La Scala?

2. Describe Sophie's expectations from the master class after she has sung her aria and Maria leaves the stage.

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

4. Describe Tony's character.

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

6. Describe Maria's physical appearance at the height of her career.

7. Describe the setting of the stage for Act II.

8. What happens when Maria leaves the stage to show Sharon how to make an entrance?

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

10. What interruptions occur when Sophie prepares to sing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sophie says, "I'm not that kind of person" when Maria asks her to be dramatic and give her singing some emotion. How is this evidence that Sophie does not have that "something special" that Maria feels is required of truly great singers?

Essay Topic 2

Maria says she will feel repaid if her students sing properly and honestly. Discuss how she has tried to teach that lesson to Sophie, Tony, and Sharon. Was she successful? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the setting of this play and identify the props used. How do the props help reveal Maria Callas' character?

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