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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Phillipa Soo's grandparents immigrate to the U.S.?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1942.

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

4. Jeremy McCarter states in the Introduction that the story of the show's creation begins on what date when Lin performed at the White House?
(a) May 12, 2009.
(b) January 25, 2010.
(c) March 12, 2008.
(d) September 1, 2009.

5. Who had written the biography on Alexander Hamilton that Lin-Manuel Miranda read in Mexico which partly inspired his ideas for this musical?
(a) Oskar Eustis.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Ron Chernow.
(d) Jeffrey Seller.

6. Who among the Schuyler sisters married rich and died young, thus explaining her disappearance in Act Two of the play?
(a) Angelica.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Eliza.

7. Who was the best friend to Alexander Hamilton and fellow opponent of slavery that appears in Act One of the play?
(a) John Laurens.
(b) Ron Chernow.
(c) Hercules Mulligan.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

8. Where was Clive Campbell from?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Jamaica.

9. When did Lin-Manuel Miranda marry?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2005.

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

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

12. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?
(a) Sweeney Todd.
(b) Hair.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What character performs the number "You'll Be Back" in Hamilton?

3. Who wrote the play that George Washington had performed at Valley Forge?

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

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

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