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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was George Washington's favorite play that he had performed at Valley Forge?
2. What term in poetry and music refers to the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?
3. When did Barack Obama's father come to the United States?
4. Who wrote, "The dominant purpose of Hamilton's life was the creation of a national sentiment, and thereby the making of a great and powerful nation from the discordant elements furnished by thirteen jarring States" (11)?
5. What was the name of the play that Jeffrey Seller wrote in fourth grade after seeing his synagogue's Purim play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the inspiration behind the specific style of songs that Hamilton and Eliza sing in the musical?
2. What is the Public Theater? When was it formed and by whom?
3. Describe the basic premise of the song "The Story of Tonight." What purpose does this song serve to the musical?
4. What purpose does the song "Satisfied" play in the plot development of Hamilton?
5. What is a "shout-out" and what is an example of one in Hamilton?
6. What drew Elise Goldsberry to the role of Angelica Schuyler?
7. How did Miranda and Lacamoire collaborate in developing the music for Hamilton?
8. How is the development and production of Hamilton considered revolutionary?
9. Who designed the original sets for Hamilton? How are they described?
10. What similarities are drawn between the childhoods of Hamilton, Miranda, and Obama in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the musical Hamilton as it has contributed to education. Why is this musical a unique resource in teaching history? What programs have brought the musical to schoolchildren in New York and elsewhere? How have students generally responded to Hamilton?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss the costume design for the original production(s) of Hamilton. Who designed costumes for the show? How did the designer integrate period costumes and contemporary attire? Why is the costume design for this production important to the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the history of hip-hop and rap music and the reasons why Lin-Manuel Miranda felt that these musical genres were appropriate for telling Alexander Hamilton's story. What artists inspired Miranda in the creation of Hamilton? How do rap and hip-hop connect to the play's themes? How do these genres relate to contemporary audiences?
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