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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2 (Chapters 1-2).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Jeremy McCarter in the Introduction to Chapter 1, what percent of the population is foreign-born?
(a) 10%.
(b) 16%.
(c) 13%.
(d) 5%.

2. Who played piano for Lin's performance at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?
(a) Oskar Eustis.
(b) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(c) Alex Lacamoire.
(d) Joseph Addison.

3. What kind of song does Jeremy McCarter describe "My Shot" from Hamilton as being in the Introduction to Chapter 2?
(a) An "Antagonist" song.
(b) A "Lovers meeting" song.
(c) An "I want" song.
(d) A "Climax" song.

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

5. What word from the Introduction refers to knowing or using several languages?
(a) Divulgent.
(b) Litigur.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Polyglot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what neighborhood is In the Heights set?

2. 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?

3. How old was Lin when he performed for the White House at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?

4. To whom is Lin-Manuel Miranda married?

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

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