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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter XVI, Trapp Family Music Camp.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Mr. Schang agrees to manage the family, he has their name changed from Trapp Family Choir to what?
(a) The Trapp Family Singers.
(b) The Trapp Austrian Sensation.
(c) The Trapp Austrian Singers.
(d) The Trapp Family Sensation.

2. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?
(a) Teach his children German.
(b) Display a Nazi flag.
(c) Renounce his loyalty to Austria.
(d) Donate funds to the German army.

3. When the Nazi party replaces teachers at the children's school, students are taught that:
(a) The new teachers are smarter and more compassionate than the previous ones.
(b) They must teach their parents what they learn in school.
(c) Parents are too old-fashioned to understand the party.
(d) The previous teachers were traitors.

4. What specific talent does Maria claim Mr. Schang has?
(a) He knows how to say the right thing at the right time to charm people.
(b) He pinpoints exactly what's missing from their program and explains it clearly.
(c) He is good at pairing up the von Trapps with other talent for a spectacular show.
(d) He knows how to provide exceptional publicity to bring in large audiences.

5. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?
(a) Scolds the children.
(b) Yells at Maria.
(c) Sits with them.
(d) Laughs uncontrollably.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria think of the villa's garden?

2. When first visiting Vermont, what does the family like about the state?

3. What happens at the von Trapps' first singing concert?

4. When Maria gives birth to her first child, Rosemarie, this is Georg's:

5. Why is the family detained at Ellis Island?

(see the answer key)

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