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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where was Barack Obama's father born?
(a) Somalia.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Kenya.
(d) South Africa.

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

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

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

7. What was the Notorious B.I.G.'s name at birth?
(a) Alexander Williams.
(b) Roger Anderson.
(c) Christopher Wallace.
(d) James Phillips.

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

9. Where did John Adams retreat after leaving New York?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) North Carolina.

10. What location does Lin refer to as "This weird Brigadoon in the middle of Washington Heights" (40)?
(a) The Morris-Jumel Mansion.
(b) The Hispanic Society Museum.
(c) The Castle Village.
(d) The United Palace.

11. What are the names of the Schuyler sisters?
(a) Peggy, Angelica, and Eliza.
(b) Emilia, Donna, and Roberta.
(c) Anna, Angelica, and Patty.
(d) Maria, Sarah, and Eliza.

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) Jesus Christ Superstar.
(c) Hair.
(d) A Chorus Line.

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

14. What role did Lin-Manuel Miranda play on the NBC show Do No Harm?
(a) Kevin McCollum.
(b) Joell Ortiz.
(c) Dr. Ruben Marcado.
(d) Hercules Mulligan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Lin-Manuel Miranda's father come to the U.S. from Puerto Rico?

2. 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?

3. Where did Jeffrey Seller grow up?

4. When did Phillipa Soo's grandparents immigrate to the U.S.?

5. In what political party were Oskar Eustis's mother and stepfather leaders?

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