1. What was the name of the song that Lin originally wrote and later replaced with "Helpless"?
(a) "Wait for It."
(b) "You'll Be Back."
(c) "Satisfied."
(d) "This One's Mine."

2. How was the Notorious B.I.G. killed?
(a) He was stabbed.
(b) He was shot.
(c) He overdosed.
(d) He drowned.

3. Who did Okieriete Onaodowan play in Act One of the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Hercules Mulligan.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Laurens.

4. According to the sidebar notes, the piano riff that opens Hamilton was inspired by what sound?
(a) A gunshot.
(b) A howling wolf.
(c) A spring breeze.
(d) A door squeak.

5. Who wrote Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812?
(a) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Jonathan Larson.
(d) Patrick Willingham.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term in poetry and music refers to the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible?

2. Where did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?

3. What song by Mobb Deep did Lin get permission to quote in Hamilton?

4. On what date did Hamilton open at the Public Theater?

5. What are the names of the Schuyler sisters?

(see the answer key)

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