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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 10 (Chapters 23-25).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lin-Manuel Miranda is quoted in Chapter 5 stating that "Just as we continue to forget that immigrants are the backbone of the country, we forget that musical theater is" what (47)?
(a) "A magical art form."
(b) "An act of rebellion."
(c) "A mongrel art form."
(d) "A custom of history."

2. Lin-Manuel Miranda says in Chapter 15 that he wrote the song "Dear Theodosia" the same week he did what?
(a) Became a father.
(b) Got married.
(c) Adopted a dog.
(d) Got divorced.

3. Where did Chris Jackson grow up?
(a) Selma, South Carolina.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Cairo, Illinois.
(d) Detroit, Michigan.

4. At what space was Hamilton staged at the Public Theater?
(a) The Allen Theater.
(b) The Mason Gross Theater.
(c) The Williams Theater.
(d) The Newman Theater.

5. Upon what opera is Rent loosely based?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) Carmen.
(c) The Barber of Seville.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the creators of Hamilton first perform the first and second acts of the show back to back at the 52nd Street Project?

2. With whom did Jeffrey Seller produce the rock opera Rent?

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

4. What music-recording program did Lin-Manuel Miranda use in creating demos of most of the songs in Hamilton?

5. Who designed costumes for the original production of Hamilton?

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