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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Princess, baroness, music teacher, butler, and maids.
(d) The butler, baroness, cook, gardener, farm keeper, and various maids.

2. At first, how does Georg feel about his children and wife performing on stage?
(a) He doesn't know what to think.
(b) He is excited for them.
(c) He feels they should get paid.
(d) He thinks it's demeaning.

3. When Maria first arrives at the villa, how do six of the children -- Agathe, Hedwig, Martina, Johanna, Rupert, and Werner -- greet her?
(a) They rush outside and nearly tackle her to the ground as they all embrace her.
(b) Each greets her politely but coldly before returning to his or her room to study.
(c) They greet her in the villa's courtyard with a "Welcome Maria" banner that they made.
(d) Summoned by their father's whistle, the children come downstairs in matching sailor suits.

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

5. After Johannes is born, who takes the family to concerts and museums?
(a) Mr. Wagner.
(b) Anne, the nurse.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Friends.

6. Maria gets permission from the Archbishop to do what at their villa?
(a) Turn a wing into a nunnery.
(b) House monks of the region's silent order.
(c) Turn a room into a chapel.
(d) Create a library of religious tomes.

7. 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) Display a Nazi flag.
(c) Teach his children German.
(d) Renounce his loyalty to Austria.

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

9. 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) They must sew new clothes for the occasion.
(c) They need to liven up their performance.
(d) It would be an honor.

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

11. What uniquely American things is the family introduced to on the ship bound for the United States?
(a) Slang, sodas, and coin denominations.
(b) Hot dogs and hamburgers.
(c) Popcorn, gum, and chocolate bars.
(d) Baseball and football.

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

13. The family's first concert in the United States is where?
(a) Rochester, New York.
(b) Buffalo, New York.
(c) Hershey, Pennsylvania.
(d) Easton, Pennsylvania.

14. 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 has arthritis.
(b) She's sick.
(c) She's getting too old to play.
(d) She's pregnant.

15. 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 saw her with another man.
(d) He loves someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Macy's department store, what is Maria afraid of?

2. As Maria adjusts to life at the villa, what becomes her morning routine?

3. When Georg buys twelve tickets for the Normandie, leaving on March 4th, where is the family going?

4. When the Nazi party replaces teachers at the children's school, students are taught that:

5. Who is Father Wasner?

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