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

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) Jeffrey Seller.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Ron Chernow.
(d) Oskar Eustis.

2. Who is the Executive Director of the Public Theater?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Patrick Willingham.
(c) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

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

4. In Korins's production of Hamilton, the set's chandeliers were inspired by the fixtures where?
(a) Rogers' Tavern.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) The Lucky Saloon.
(d) Fraunces Tavern.

5. According to Jeremy McCarter in the Introduction to Chapter 1, what percent of the population is foreign-born?
(a) 16%.
(b) 13%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 5%.

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

7. How old was the Notorious B.I.G. when he was killed?
(a) 24.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 22.

8. The author states in Chapter 4 that research on the production revealed that the carpenters in New York and other coastal towns in Alexander Hamilton's era was that many of them were what?
(a) Farmers.
(b) Sharecroppers.
(c) Coal miners.
(d) Shipbuilders.

9. Who wrote Angels in America?
(a) Samuel Beckett.
(b) Tony Kushner.
(c) August Wilson.
(d) Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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

11. How long after meeting did Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler become engaged?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 months.

12. Who wrote the play that George Washington had performed at Valley Forge?
(a) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) Ron Chernow.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Oskar Eustis.

13. Where did Tommy Kail grow up?
(a) The Bronx, New York.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Detroit, Michigan.
(d) Alexandria, Virginia.

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

15. Where was the Notorious B.I.G. from?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Detroit, Michigan.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Bronx, New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did the casting agency Telsy + Company send to Renee Elise Goldsberry that convinced her to audition for Hamilton?

2. Where was Jeremy McCarter working as a theater critic when In the Heights was premeired Off-Broadway?

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

4. Where does the author describe Lin and Tommy meeting with Jeffrey Seller on July 30, 2013?

5. Where was Clive Campbell from?

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