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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who spends a lot of time helping Maria take care of baby Johannes?
(a) Agathe.
(b) Martina.
(c) Johanna.
(d) Hedwig.

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

3. How does Georg feel about his family performing at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries?
(a) Proud.
(b) Concerned.
(c) Confused.
(d) Jealous.

4. When Maria suggests the children wear play-suits, what does the Baroness say?
(a) The Captain wants his children to be dressed neatly.
(b) The children should be studying, not playing.
(c) The Captain has already ordered play-suits for all the children.
(d) Play-suits are for peasants, not upper-class children.

5. What is the "American Farmer?"
(a) A ship.
(b) A song.
(c) A plane.
(d) A play.

6. Who brings the presents at Christmas in Austria?
(a) Santa Claus with angels.
(b) Saint Nikolaus with angels.
(c) Jesus with angels.
(d) The family's guardian angels.

7. When the mother of a famous harpsichordist tells the von Trapps they need publicity, what does the family do?
(a) Spends $700 for publicity.
(b) Sends photos of themselves to local papers.
(c) Hands out business cards at the subway station.
(d) Creates and posts signs throughout town.

8. The family escapes Austria by getting permission to go:
(a) Deliver packages to the poor.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Sing in London.
(d) Mountain climbing.

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

10. Where are the von Trapps when war breaks out in 1939?
(a) United States.
(b) At sea.
(c) South America.
(d) Europe.

11. What happens after the von Trapps' visitor visas expire?
(a) Their application is automatically resubmitted.
(b) They are given a two-month extension.
(c) They are arrested and forcibly departed.
(d) Their visa extension request is rejected.

12. In New York, Maria discovers that shoes are shined where?
(a) At drugstores.
(b) Next to post offices.
(c) In department stores.
(d) In barbershops.

13. Where does the family sing in the mornings at their villa?
(a) In their chapel.
(b) In the courtyard.
(c) Around the fireplace.
(d) On the roof.

14. What happens to concerts in Europe when war breaks out?
(a) They go on as planned.
(b) They're moved to safer locations.
(c) They are cancelled.
(d) The venues change to lift morale.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?

2. When Maria returns to Salzburg after her kidney stone surgery, what does the family receive?

3. After Johannes is born, who takes the family to concerts and museums?

4. In 1938, after the Chancellor resigns, what does the von Trapps' butler inform them?

5. 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?

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