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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. Who did David Korins work for as his creative director?
(a) Kanye West.
(b) Prince.
(c) John Lennon.
(d) Tupac.

2. In fourth grade, Jeffrey Seller's synagogue staged a Purim play that set Queen Esther's story to the score of what musical?
(a) The Sound of Music.
(b) South Pacific.
(c) Hair.
(d) A Chorus Line.

3. Who was Jeremy McCarter's boss when he began working at the Public Theater?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Oskar Eustis.
(c) Jeffrey Seller.
(d) Ron Chernow.

4. What contemporary setting was Lin-Manuel Miranda inspired by for the scene in Hamilton that is set in The Common?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Prospect Park.
(c) Washington Square Park.
(d) Union Square Park.

5. By what stage name was Clive Campbell known?
(a) Alex Lacamoire.
(b) DJ Kool Herc.
(c) Snoop Dogg.
(d) Jay-Z.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jeremy McCarter working as a theater critic when In the Heights was premeired Off-Broadway?

2. What song from Hamilton centers on King George warning the American colonists not to rebel?

3. Where did Alex Lacamoire grow up?

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. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?

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