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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What instrument was used to create the essence of a siren wail in the song "My Shot"?
(a) A harp.
(b) A guitar.
(c) A violin.
(d) A cymbal.

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

4. Where did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Morristown, New Jersey.
(d) New York, New York.

5. From what play is the quote "Don't hang back among the brutes" (10) cited in the introduction?
(a) In the Heights.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) A Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) To Kill a Mockingbird.

6. What role did Leslie Odom, Jr. play in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Hamilton?
(a) Aaron Burr.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) King George III.

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

8. What song did Alex Lacamoire compose for Sesame Street that is a pride of his?
(a) "Farmer Refuted."
(b) "You'll Be Back."
(c) "My Shot."
(d) "First, Second, Third."

9. In fourth grade, Jeffrey Seller's synagogue staged a Purim play that set Queen Esther's story to the score of what musical?
(a) South Pacific.
(b) Hair.
(c) The Sound of Music.
(d) A Chorus Line.

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

11. Who directed the original production of A Chorus Line?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Patrick Willingham.
(c) Michael Bennett.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

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

13. How many numbers from the developing Hamilton were performed at the American Songbird concert at the Lincoln Center?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Vassar College located?

2. Who among the Schuyler sisters married rich and died young, thus explaining her disappearance in Act Two of the play?

3. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?

4. What term refers to a set of rules for a one-on-one combat?

5. When did Barack Obama's father come to the United States?

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