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

2. 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)?
(a) Oskar Eustis.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(d) Jeffrey Seller.

3. Who was the lead producer that agreed to develop Hamilton at the Public Theater?
(a) Oskar Eustis.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Jeffrey Seller.
(d) Ron Chernow.

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

5. How old was Lin when he performed for the White House at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?
(a) 25.
(b) 29.
(c) 34.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did In the Heights premiere Off-Broadway?

2. Who played piano for Lin's performance at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?

3. By what stage name was Clive Campbell known?

4. With whom did Lin-Manuel Miranda co-write the stage adaptation to Bring It On?

5. From what play is the quote "Don't hang back among the brutes" (10) cited in the introduction?

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