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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where was Jeremy McCarter working as a theater critic when In the Heights was premeired Off-Broadway?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The New Yorker magazine.
(c) New York magazine.
(d) The Village Voice.

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

6. In what political party were Oskar Eustis's mother and stepfather leaders?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) The Socialist Party of America.
(c) The Communist Party of America.
(d) The Democratic Party.

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

8. What is Phillipa Soo's father's occupation?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is an actor.
(c) He is a doctor.
(d) He is a lawyer.

9. To whom is Lin-Manuel Miranda married?
(a) Ronda Alberton.
(b) Elizabeth Jackman.
(c) Ellen Blankenbuehler.
(d) Vanessa Nadal.

10. Who was Jeremy McCarter's boss when he began working at the Public Theater?
(a) Ron Chernow.
(b) Jeffrey Seller.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Oskar Eustis.

11. When did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1800.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1785.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what play is the quote "Don't hang back among the brutes" (10) cited in the introduction?

3. Whose tribute to the MC Big Pun was an inspiration to Lin in writing Hamilton?

4. Who wrote the musical Company?

5. What role did Lin-Manuel Miranda play on the NBC show Do No Harm?

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