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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9 (Chapters 20-22).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song by Mobb Deep did Lin get permission to quote in Hamilton?
(a) "Shook Ones, Pt. II."
(b) "Hell on Earth."
(c) "Quiet Storm."
(d) "Survival of the Fittest."

2. Where did Chris Jackson grow up?
(a) Detroit, Michigan.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Cairo, Illinois.
(d) Selma, South Carolina.

3. 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 howling wolf.
(d) A spring breeze.

4. Whose cabinet is the subject of the book Team of Rivals?
(a) Ben Franklin's.
(b) Alexander Hamilton's.
(c) Abraham Lincoln's.
(d) George Washington's.

5. How old was Ron Chernow when he assisted in the development of Hamilton?
(a) 34.
(b) 59.
(c) 29.
(d) 75.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who designed costumes for the original production of Hamilton?

2. In fourth grade, Jeffrey Seller's synagogue staged a Purim play that set Queen Esther's story to the score of what musical?

3. Who founded the Public Theater?

4. Where did Phillipa Soo study acting?

5. Who did Daveed Diggs play in Act Two of the original production of Hamilton?

(see the answer key)

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