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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 11 (Chapters 26-28).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Lin-Manuel Miranda attend high school?
(a) Hunter College High School.
(b) Washington Heights High School.
(c) East Brunswick High School.
(d) Easton Prep High School.

2. Who did Okieriete Onaodowan play in Act One of the original production of Hamilton?
(a) James Madison.
(b) John Laurens.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Hercules Mulligan.

3. Where did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Morristown, New Jersey.

4. Since 1995, how many students had been brought to see plays and musicals at theaters around New York City by the TDF Stage Doors program at the time of the book's publication?
(a) 54,000.
(b) 62,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 47,000.

5. What was the name of the song that Lin originally wrote and later replaced with "Helpless"?
(a) "This One's Mine."
(b) "Satisfied."
(c) "Wait for It."
(d) "You'll Be Back."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who performs the song "Empire State of Mind"?

2. Who is quoted as saying in Chapter 20, "Every creative act is a puzzle. It's trying to make form out of chaos" (174)?

3. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?

4. What song by Mobb Deep did Lin get permission to quote in Hamilton?

5. To whom is Lin-Manuel Miranda married?

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