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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. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?
(a) The Winter Garden Theatre.
(b) The August Wilson Theatre.
(c) The Lucille Lortell Theatre.
(d) The Richard Rodgers Theatre.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the play that George Washington had performed at Valley Forge?

3. 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)?

4. Where was Clive Campbell from?

5. Where was Barack Obama's father born?

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