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

2. Who released the duet "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"?
(a) Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
(b) Snoop Dogg and Master P.
(c) Mary J. Blige and Method Man.
(d) Tupac and Alicia Keys.

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

4. Who directed the stage adaptation to Bring It On that Lin co-wrote?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Vanessa Nadal.
(c) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(d) Alex Lacamoire.

5. According to the sidebar notes, the piano riff that opens Hamilton was inspired by what sound?
(a) A howling wolf.
(b) A spring breeze.
(c) A door squeak.
(d) A gunshot.

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

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

8. What duet performed "Crazy in Love"?
(a) Beyonce and Jay-Z.
(b) DJ Kool Huc and Beyonce.
(c) Dr. Dre and Mary J. Blige.
(d) Mary J. Blige and Method Man.

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

10. How was the Notorious B.I.G. killed?
(a) He overdosed.
(b) He was stabbed.
(c) He drowned.
(d) He was shot.

11. Who wrote, "The dominant purpose of Hamilton's life was the creation of a national sentiment, and thereby the making of a great and powerful nation from the discordant elements furnished by thirteen jarring States" (11)?
(a) Jeffrey Seller.
(b) Oskar Eustis.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Henry Cabot Lodge.

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

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

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

15. Where did Phillipa Soo study acting?
(a) Rutgers.
(b) Yale.
(c) Julliard.
(d) NYU.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what opera is Rent loosely based?

2. Where did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?

3. What location does Lin refer to as "This weird Brigadoon in the middle of Washington Heights" (40)?

4. Lin's side notes for the song "Ten Duel Commandments" indicate that the song owes a huge debt to what book by Joanne Freeman?

5. Who wrote the music and lyrics of The Last Ship?

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