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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter II, The First Ten Years Are the Hardest.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Maria gives birth to her first child, Rosemarie, this is Georg's:
(a) Twelfth child.
(b) Seventh child.
(c) Tenth child.
(d) Eighth child.

2. After the Salzburg music festivals are over, the children notice that Maria is no longer joining them in volleyball. What reason does she give for not participating in their games?
(a) She's sick.
(b) She's getting too old to play.
(c) She has arthritis.
(d) She's pregnant.

3. In addition to celebrating birthdays in their Austrian villa, what does the family celebrate?
(a) Children's Day, the second Sunday of each month.
(b) Cuisine Day and a week of food festivals leading up to it.
(c) Feast Day of the saint each person is named after.
(d) Honor Day in memory of their ancestors.

4. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?
(a) She wakes the children up, serves them breakfast, and sends the older ones to school before teaching the younger ones who stay home.
(b) She sits in the garden for prayer and meditation, and then has a simple breakfast by herself before starting a full day of teaching the children.
(c) She teaches the older children Biblical lessons and religious songs before sending them off to school and spending an hour in prayer and meditation.
(d) She washes clothes before breakfast, then wakes the children and prepares a large breakfast for the family.

5. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?
(a) A surprise visitor.
(b) A special delivery of chocolate truffles.
(c) An angry letter from a neighbor.
(d) A long distance phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. To earn a living after Georg loses most of his savings, what does the family do?

2. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?

3. When the Captain returns to the villa unexpectedly from a trip and finds his family sitting on the floor singing, what does he do?

4. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?

5. In New York, where does the family attend church daily?

(see the answer key)

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