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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4 (Chapters 5-7).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jeremy McCarter states in the Introduction that the story of the show's creation begins on what date when Lin performed at the White House?
(a) March 12, 2008.
(b) January 25, 2010.
(c) September 1, 2009.
(d) May 12, 2009.

2. What music-recording program did Lin-Manuel Miranda use in creating demos of most of the songs in Hamilton?
(a) Magix.
(b) Audacity.
(c) FL Studio.
(d) Logic Pro.

3. What is the refrain that concludes "The Schuyler Sisters" (45)?
(a) "God Save the King!"
(b) "In the greatest country in the world!"
(c) "In the greatest city in the world!"
(d) "Across the bridge to another land."

4. What character performs the number "You'll Be Back" in Hamilton?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) King George III.
(c) Eliza Schuyler.
(d) Aaron Burr.

5. What does Lin-Manuel Miranda say the song "The Schuyler Sisters" really is in Chapter 4 (38)?
(a) "A swelling of the moon."
(b) "A love trilogy."
(c) "A New York anthem."
(d) "An anthem to America."

Short Answer Questions

1. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?

2. Who was the best friend to Alexander Hamilton and fellow opponent of slavery that appears in Act One of the play?

3. What word from the Introduction refers to knowing or using several languages?

4. Whose tribute to the MC Big Pun was an inspiration to Lin in writing Hamilton?

5. Where was Barack Obama's father born?

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