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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. Where was Barack Obama's father born?
(a) Somalia.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Nigeria.

2. When did the founders of Ars Nova first ask Freestyle Love Supreme to take part in their annual benefit?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2011.

3. In what neighborhood is In the Heights set?
(a) Williamsburg Heights.
(b) Brooklyn Heights.
(c) Cleveland Heights.
(d) Washington Heights.

4. According to the sidebar notes, the piano riff that opens Hamilton was inspired by what sound?
(a) A door squeak.
(b) A gunshot.
(c) A spring breeze.
(d) A howling wolf.

5. When did Lin-Manuel Miranda's father come to the U.S. from Puerto Rico?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1973.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Tommy Kail grow up?

3. When did Lin-Manuel Miranda marry?

4. What word from the Introduction refers to knowing or using several languages?

5. What kind of song does Jeremy McCarter describe "My Shot" from Hamilton as being in the Introduction to Chapter 2?

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