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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what Sondheim muical do a trio of friends repeatedly sing, "Hwere's to us. Who's like us? Damn few" (35)?
(a) Merrily We Roll Along.
(b) A Chorus Line.
(c) Guys and Dolls.
(d) The Sound of Music.

4. With whom did Lin-Manuel Miranda co-write the stage adaptation to Bring It On?
(a) Tom Kitt and Amanda Green.
(b) Vanessa Nadal and Richard Wilson.
(c) Alex Lacamoire and Ron Chernow.
(d) Andy Blankenbuehler and Jennifer Warren.

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

6. How old was Lin when he performed for the White House at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?
(a) 34.
(b) 29.
(c) 32.
(d) 25.

7. According to the author in Chapter 5, Jay-Z's "My 1st Song" is a rare hip-hop track in what tempo?
(a) 2/3.
(b) 6/8.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 4/4.

8. What song from Hamilton does Leslie Odom, Jr. say he will always sing and that it is always different every time he sings it?
(a) "Satisfied."
(b) "This One's Mine."
(c) "Wait for It."
(d) "You'll Be Back."

9. In how much stage time does "A meeting, a courtship, and a wedding" take to establish through the song "Helpless" in Hamilton?
(a) 7 minutes.
(b) 4 minutes.
(c) 14 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

10. 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) Sharecroppers.
(b) Coal miners.
(c) Farmers.
(d) Shipbuilders.

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

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

13. 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) 1784.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1788.

14. With whom did Jeffrey Seller produce the rock opera Rent?
(a) Kevin McCollum.
(b) Stephen Sondheim.
(c) Joell Ortiz.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

15. What song by Mobb Deep did Lin get permission to quote in Hamilton?
(a) "Shook Ones, Pt. II."
(b) "Hell on Earth."
(c) "Quiet Storm."
(d) "Survival of the Fittest."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Notorious B.I.G. from?

2. Where did Clive Campbell help to originate hip-hop music?

3. 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)?

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

5. What term in poetry and music refers to the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible?

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