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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (Chapters 3-4).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what Sondheim muical do a trio of friends repeatedly sing, "Hwere's to us. Who's like us? Damn few" (35)?
(a) Guys and Dolls.
(b) The Sound of Music.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) Merrily We Roll Along.

3. Who was the best friend to Alexander Hamilton and fellow opponent of slavery that appears in Act One of the play?
(a) Ron Chernow.
(b) Hercules Mulligan.
(c) John Laurens.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeremy McCarter states in the Introduction that the story of the show's creation begins on what date when Lin performed at the White House?

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)?

3. When did Barack Obama's father come to the United States?

4. Who among the Schuyler sisters married rich and died young, thus explaining her disappearance in Act Two of the play?

5. When did the founders of Ars Nova first ask Freestyle Love Supreme to take part in their annual benefit?

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