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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5 (Chapters 8-10).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had written the biography on Alexander Hamilton that Lin-Manuel Miranda read in Mexico which partly inspired his ideas for this musical?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Ron Chernow.
(c) Jeffrey Seller.
(d) Oskar Eustis.

2. Where is Vassar College located?
(a) Elizabethtown, New Hampshire.
(b) Poughkeepsie, New York.
(c) Hamilton, Vermont.
(d) Piscataway, New Jersey.

3. When did Lin-Manuel Miranda marry?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2010.

4. Desiree Armfeldt is a character from what musical?
(a) Jesus Christ Superstar.
(b) Little Shop of Horrors.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) A Little Night Music.

5. How old was Alex Lacamoire when he began playing piano?
(a) 2.
(b) 8.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what opera is Rent loosely based?

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. In what Sondheim muical do a trio of friends repeatedly sing, "Hwere's to us. Who's like us? Damn few" (35)?

4. What duet performed "Crazy in Love"?

5. What is the refrain that concludes "The Schuyler Sisters" (45)?

(see the answer key)

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