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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. What musical features the song "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat"?
(a) Jesus Christ Superstar.
(b) A Chorus Line.
(c) Guys and Dolls.
(d) Hair.

2. 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) Hair and Little Shop of Horrors.
(c) A Chorus Line and In the Heights.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair.

3. Who wrote the rock musical Rent?
(a) Stephen Sondheim.
(b) Jonathan Larson.
(c) Joell Ortiz.
(d) Kevin McCollum.

4. When was Philip Hamilton born?
(a) January, 1782.
(b) May, 1789.
(c) June, 1783.
(d) September, 1777.

5. According to the author in Chapter 5, Jay-Z's "My 1st Song" is a rare hip-hop track in what tempo?
(a) 6/8.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 4/4.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Theodosia Burr born?

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

3. What was the name of the play that Jeffrey Seller wrote in fourth grade after seeing his synagogue's Purim play?

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

5. Where was Javier Munoz born and raised?

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