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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 meets the Captain, who is he about to become engaged to?
(a) Baroness Matilde.
(b) Claire Franz.
(c) Princess Yvonne.
(d) Yolanda Ives.

2. When Hedwig expresses great joy over her new ski pants, what does the Princess say?
(a) Decent girls don't wear pants.
(b) The pants are hideous.
(c) Ski pants make her look portly.
(d) Skiing is too dangerous for girls.

3. Who hears the Trapp family singing on a radio program?
(a) The Vienna Symphony's director.
(b) The President of Italy.
(c) The Archbishop of Salzburg.
(d) The Chancellor of Austria.

4. Who is Father Wasner?
(a) A close family relative who counsels them on spiritual matters.
(b) The priest who marries Georg and Maria.
(c) A young priest who helps the family advance musically.
(d) A professor of theology who gives mass at their local church.

5. What does the performer Lotte Lehmann encourage the von Trapps to do?
(a) Perform in a singing festival.
(b) Sing at a benefit for orphans.
(c) Sing at her wedding reception.
(d) Perform for a visiting dignitary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In addition to celebrating birthdays in their Austrian villa, what does the family celebrate?

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

5. When a Nazi official comes to the von Trapp household, what does he tell Georg to do?

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