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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Battista Meneghini?
(a) Maria's uncle.
(b) Maria's cousin.
(c) Maria's father.
(d) Maria's husband.

2. Who comes on stage after a long wait at the beginning of Act II?
(a) Maria.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Manny.
(d) Tony.

3. Who is Rosa Ponselled, Giudetta Pasta, Lotte Lehmann and Zinka Milanov?
(a) Neighbors of Maria's.
(b) Juilliard adminstrators.
(c) Sophie's former teachers.
(d) World's great sopranos.

4. What does Maria say a performance is?
(a) Love affair between artist and audience.
(b) The best way to showcase a symphony.
(c) Struggle between the artist and the audience.
(d) A test of a stage director's authority.

5. How is the stage set in Act II?
(a) As a bedroom.
(b) As a living room.
(c) With many props.
(d) Sparsely.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the last time Sharon read Macbeth?

2. In Act I, Maria complains that the theater is too:

3. What year did Maria make her debut?

4. What does Maria tell Sharon to do before she's even sung a note?

5. What country is Onassis from?

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