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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (Chapters 3-4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tommy Kail grow up?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Alexandria, Virginia.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) The Bronx, New York.

2. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?
(a) Sweeney Todd.
(b) A Chorus Line.
(c) Jesus Christ Superstar.
(d) Hair.

3. Who directed the stage adaptation to Bring It On that Lin co-wrote?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Vanessa Nadal.
(c) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(d) Alex Lacamoire.

4. What year was it that Jeremy McCarter describes Lin-Manuel Miranda first telling him he wanted to make a hip-hop concept album about Hamilton?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2008.
(d) 1999.

5. Upon whom did Ron Chernow pen a biography that earned him the Pulitzer Prize following his book on Hamilton?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the refrain that concludes "The Schuyler Sisters" (45)?

2. When did the founders of Ars Nova first ask Freestyle Love Supreme to take part in their annual benefit?

3. When did Hamilton open on Broadway?

4. According to the sidebar notes, the piano riff that opens Hamilton was inspired by what sound?

5. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?

(see the answer key)

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