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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. With whom did Lin-Manuel Miranda co-write the stage adaptation to Bring It On?
(a) Tom Kitt and Amanda Green.
(b) Alex Lacamoire and Ron Chernow.
(c) Vanessa Nadal and Richard Wilson.
(d) Andy Blankenbuehler and Jennifer Warren.

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) Hair.
(b) South Pacific.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) A Chorus Line.

3. Who had written the biography on Alexander Hamilton that Lin-Manuel Miranda read in Mexico which partly inspired his ideas for this musical?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Oskar Eustis.
(c) Jeffrey Seller.
(d) Ron Chernow.

4. Where did John Adams retreat after leaving New York?
(a) North Carolina.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New Hampshire.

5. Who performs the song "Empire State of Mind"?
(a) Joell Ortiz.
(b) Kevin McCollum.
(c) Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location does Lin refer to as "This weird Brigadoon in the middle of Washington Heights" (40)?

2. According to the sidebar notes, the piano riff that opens Hamilton was inspired by what sound?

3. What year was it that Jeremy McCarter describes Lin-Manuel Miranda first telling him he wanted to make a hip-hop concept album about Hamilton?

4. Where did Clive Campbell help to originate hip-hop music?

5. How old was Ron Chernow when he assisted in the development of Hamilton?

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