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

2. From what play is the quote "Don't hang back among the brutes" (10) cited in the introduction?
(a) To Kill a Mockingbird.
(b) In the Heights.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) Hamilton.

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

4. 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) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(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) 34.
(b) 25.
(c) 29.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the lead producer that agreed to develop Hamilton at the Public Theater?

2. What was George Washington's favorite play that he had performed at Valley Forge?

3. To whom is Lin-Manuel Miranda married?

4. Who directed the stage adaptation to Bring It On that Lin co-wrote?

5. According to Jeremy McCarter in the Introduction to Chapter 1, what percent of the population is foreign-born?

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