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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the refrain that concludes "The Schuyler Sisters" (45)?
(a) "God Save the King!"
(b) "In the greatest country in the world!"
(c) "Across the bridge to another land."
(d) "In the greatest city in the world!"

2. When was the duet "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" released?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1998.

3. Who wrote the rock musical Rent?
(a) Kevin McCollum.
(b) Stephen Sondheim.
(c) Jonathan Larson.
(d) Joell Ortiz.

4. What song from Hamilton centers on King George warning the American colonists not to rebel?
(a) "Aaron Burr, Sir."
(b) "The Story of Tonight."
(c) "First, Second, Third."
(d) "You'll Be Back."

5. When did Alexander Hamilton plead with New York's leaders to trust in the possibilities of union and vote to ratify the new federal Constitution, according to the author in Chapter 10?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1784.

6. Lin-Manuel Miranda is quoted in Chapter 5 stating that "Just as we continue to forget that immigrants are the backbone of the country, we forget that musical theater is" what (47)?
(a) "An act of rebellion."
(b) "A mongrel art form."
(c) "A custom of history."
(d) "A magical art form."

7. Where did Alex Lacamoire grow up?
(a) New York.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Boston.
(d) Miami.

8. Who played piano for Lin's performance at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?
(a) Oskar Eustis.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Alex Lacamoire.
(d) Andy Blankenbuehler.

9. What was the name of the play that Jeffrey Seller wrote in fourth grade after seeing his synagogue's Purim play?
(a) Ventureland.
(b) Musicalland.
(c) Musicland.
(d) Adventureland.

10. When did In the Heights premiere Off-Broadway?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2003.
(d) 1999.

11. When did Hamilton open on Broadway?
(a) September 1, 2009.
(b) May 12, 2009.
(c) August 6, 2015.
(d) January 25, 2010.

12. Where did Clive Campbell help to originate hip-hop music?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Queens.
(c) Harlem.
(d) Brooklyn.

13. What kind of song does Jeremy McCarter describe "My Shot" from Hamilton as being in the Introduction to Chapter 2?
(a) A "Climax" song.
(b) An "I want" song.
(c) An "Antagonist" song.
(d) A "Lovers meeting" song.

14. Who performs the song "Empire State of Mind"?
(a) Joell Ortiz.
(b) Jonathan Larson.
(c) Kevin McCollum.
(d) Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.

15. What song did the casting agency Telsy + Company send to Renee Elise Goldsberry that convinced her to audition for Hamilton?
(a) "Wait for It."
(b) "You'll Be Back."
(c) "Satisfied."
(d) "This One's Mine."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John Adams retreat after leaving New York?

2. Where did Jeffrey Seller grow up?

3. How many numbers from the developing Hamilton were performed at the American Songbird concert at the Lincoln Center?

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

5. Who released the duet "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"?

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