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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the song "What I Did for Love" about?
(a) The sacrifices of officers to their men.
(b) The sacrifices that lovers make for love.
(c) The sacrifices the Founding Fathers made for freedom.
(d) The sacrifices artists make for their art.

2. Who wrote of the young United States, "It was patched and piebald policy then, as it is now, ever was and ever will be, world without end" (124)?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) Jay Duckworth.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) John Adams.

3. For what avand-garde hip-hop group is Daveed Diggs the lead MC?
(a) Wu-Tang Clan.
(b) N.W.A.
(c) Public Enemy.
(d) Clipping.

4. Where did Okieriete Onaodowan immigrate to the U.S. from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Somalia.
(d) Kenya.

5. What Scripture passage, dear to Washington, is referenced in "One Last Time"?
(a) Micah 4:4.
(b) Psalm 23.
(c) Jeremiah 29:11.
(d) Corinthians 13:4.

6. Who directed Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera on his way to racking up a record 21 Tony Awards?
(a) Patrick Willingham.
(b) Hal Prince.
(c) Dave Malloy.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

7. Where did Andy Blankenbuehler grow up?
(a) Cincinnati.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Minneapolis.

8. The author states in Chapter 27 that, "For just as directors steer actors and choreographers guide dancers, Broadway producers" do what (241)?
(a) "Harness the director."
(b) "Harness the public."
(c) "Harness them all."
(d) "Manage the show."

9. When did Andy Blankenbuehler move to New York?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1986.

10. Who was the prop master at the Public who designed props for the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Paul Tazewell.
(b) Joell Ortiz.
(c) Jonathan Larson.
(d) Jay Duckworth.

11. Of what two musicals does Tommy say in Chapter 24, "They're both about somebody who has already been judged by history, but the shows still create mystery about why the monsters do what they do" (214)?
(a) Gypsy and Sweeney Todd.
(b) A Chorus Line and In the Heights.
(c) Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair.
(d) Hair and Little Shop of Horrors.

12. The author states in the Introduction of Chapter 23, "For if the most essential trait of the Hamilton team was relentless creativity, a close second was" what (206)?
(a) "Selective training."
(b) "Ruthless pragmatism."
(c) "Timeless energy."
(d) "Collaborative natures."

13. What role did Jonathan Groff voice in Frozen?
(a) Olaf.
(b) Hans.
(c) Oaken.
(d) Kristoff.

14. Where was Aaron Burr born?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) London, England.

15. Where did Lin-Manuel Miranda attend high school?
(a) Washington Heights High School.
(b) Hunter College High School.
(c) Easton Prep High School.
(d) East Brunswick High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who founded the Public Theater?

2. Who was the lighting designer for the original Broadway production of Hamilton?

3. Who did Okieriete Onaodowan play in Act Two of the original production of Hamilton?

4. Where did the cast of Hamilton reconvene for rehearsals after the production at the Public Theater ended?

5. What does Tommy call the best part of directing in Chapter 23 (206)?

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