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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is La Scala?
(a) Famous restaurant.
(b) Italian clothing designer.
(c) Italian footwear.
(d) Milan opera house.

2. In Act I, what does Maria say Onassis wants her to do?
(a) Become a famous cellist.
(b) Stop performing and have his baby.
(c) Learn to act.
(d) Sing more often.

3. Who brought class and respectability to Onassis?
(a) Manny.
(b) Tony.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sophie.

4. What does Maria imitate about Onassis?
(a) His good manners.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) His singing.
(d) His vulgar speech and crude attitude.

5. Who brings a cushion for Maria's chair?
(a) Stage hand.
(b) Sophie.
(c) Rick.
(d) Manny.

6. In Act I, Maria complains that the theater is too:
(a) Cold.
(b) Muffled.
(c) Hot.
(d) Loud.

7. What does Onassis give to Maria?
(a) Tips on travel.
(b) Money.
(c) Musical stardom.
(d) Poverty.

8. What does Maria say about projection in Act I?
(a) It has no value.
(b) She hates to project.
(c) It's important to singing.
(d) It's over-valued.

9. Who says, "She's wearing so many diamonds she can scarcely move her arms..."?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Maria.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Manny.

10. Who could not afford to buy oranges during the war?
(a) Sophie.
(b) Stage hand.
(c) Maria.
(d) Anthony.

11. What does Maria say about her accompanist's appearance?
(a) She loves it.
(b) His hat is just the right touch.
(c) His shirt is vibrant.
(d) He doesn't have a look.

12. Who walks to the edge of the stage in the beginning of Act I?
(a) Stage hand.
(b) Audience member.
(c) Maria.
(d) Manny.

13. Who returns her music score to Sophie in Act I?
(a) Maria.
(b) Manny.
(c) Another student.
(d) Stage hand.

14. What does Manny adjust at the beginning of Act I?
(a) Hat.
(b) Piano bench.
(c) Trousers.
(d) Jacket.

15. What does Maria tell the audience they should not do during Act I?
(a) Applaud.
(b) Shout.
(c) Heckle.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maria Callas teach?

2. What does Maria request during Act I from the stage hand?

3. Who can only sing one note before being interrupted by Maria in Act I?

4. What didn't Maria have as she walked back and forth to the conservatory during World War II?

5. What range does Sophie sing?

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