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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter IV, Barbara.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to the Captain and his children, who else lives at the villa when Maria arrives?
(a) The Princess, butler, cook, maids, and family priest.
(b) The butler, baroness, cook, gardener, farm keeper, and various maids.
(c) Cooks, maids, gardeners, auto mechanics, artists, and a groundskeeper.
(d) The Princess, baroness, music teacher, butler, and maids.

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

3. When the family arrives in New York City, they are taken to which hotel?
(a) Harrington.
(b) Wellington.
(c) Washington.
(d) Hilton.

4. Why does Father Wasner become a regular at the von Trapp villa?
(a) He has nowhere else to go.
(b) He entertains the family with amusing stories.
(c) He is invited to teach the children theology.
(d) He realizes the family is serious about singing.

5. Why does the Captain tell the Princess he cannot marry her?
(a) He already proposed to Maria.
(b) He loves someone else.
(c) He saw her with another man.
(d) She's mean to his children.

Short Answer Questions

1. The family's first concert in the United States is where?

2. After marrying the Captain, what becomes part of Maria's family routine?

3. After the family sings at the Salzburg Festivals, which is the dream of every musician, what happens?

4. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?

5. Why does the family receive a phone call from a Salzburg radio station manager?

(see the answer key)

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