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

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

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

4. 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?
(a) 1999.
(b) 2003.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2008.

5. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?
(a) Sweeney Todd.
(b) A Chorus Line.
(c) Hair.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what neighborhood is In the Heights set?

3. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?

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

5. Where did Tommy Kail grow up?

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