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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the Nazis start taking control of Austria under the pretense of being liberators, Maria:
(a) Pretends to be sympathetic to the Nazi party.
(b) Teaches the children to speak in a special code.
(c) Trembles whenever the doorbell rings.
(d) Hides the family's most treasured possessions.

3. During the summer music festivals in Salzburg, the von Trapp family:
(a) Takes out-of-town guests sightseeing.
(b) Sells homemade pastries to raise funds for the nunnery.
(c) Leaves the city because it gets too crowded.
(d) Recites poetry to visiting dignitaries.

4. 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) Sits with them.
(b) Yells at Maria.
(c) Scolds the children.
(d) Laughs uncontrollably.

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

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

7. What do Quakers from the Society of Friends give the Trapp family to help them out?
(a) Books, school supplies, and linens.
(b) Furniture, curtains, and towels.
(c) Clothing, food, and soap.
(d) Silverware, blankets, and beds.

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

9. When Maria becomes pregnant again and doctors want her to end the pregnancy because of her weak kidneys, what does Maria do?
(a) Takes strengthening herbs.
(b) Goes on a strict diet.
(c) Goes on fulltime bedrest.
(d) Ends the pregnancy.

10. When the family loses their fortune in Austria, Maria says that she and the children are:
(a) Worried sick about their future.
(b) Planning bake sales to earn money.
(c) Not suffering over the loss.
(d) Eating less to make ends meet.

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

12. What does the family find amusing about Uncle Peter?
(a) He's an inventor, but very few of his inventions work.
(b) He wears a different style of shoe on each foot.
(c) He's afraid of holding babies, thinking they're too delicate.
(d) He does nothing without consulting a manual first.

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

14. How long is the von Trapps' sea voyage on their way to America after their escape from Austria?
(a) Eleven days.
(b) Five days.
(c) One month.
(d) Two and a half weeks.

15. When the family is invited to perform at a diplomatic reception for dignitaries in Austria, what do they decide?
(a) They're out of their league.
(b) It would be an honor.
(c) They need to liven up their performance.
(d) They must sew new clothes for the occasion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Hedwig expresses great joy over her new ski pants, what does the Princess say?

3. After Georg loses his fortune in Austria, the family:

4. Who escapes Austria with the von Trapp family?

5. What does Georg give Maria to accompany her when she's recovering from kidney stone surgery?

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