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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Say No to This," Alexander Hamilton raps about his affair with whom?
(a) Angelica Schuyler.
(b) Eliza Schuyler.
(c) Kim Lesley.
(d) Maria Reynolds.

2. What New York Times columnist is quoted in Chapter 29 as saying, "Politically, if I were Hamilton, and I have a choice between a guy who doesn't really believe anything and a guy who believes the opposite of what I believe, the smart thing is to go with the guy who doesn't believe anything" (256)?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Paul Tazewell.
(c) Joell Ortiz.
(d) David Brooks.

3. Of what two musicals does Tommy say in Chapter 24, "They're both about somebody who has already been judged by history, but the shows still create mystery about why the monsters do what they do" (214)?
(a) Gypsy and Sweeney Todd.
(b) Hair and Little Shop of Horrors.
(c) A Chorus Line and In the Heights.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair.

4. What role did Jonathan Groff play in Hamilton on Broadway?
(a) Aaron Burr.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) King George III.
(d) James Madison.

5. What character sings the song "Burn" in Hamilton?
(a) Peggy.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Angelica.
(d) Maria.

6. Where did Andy Blankenbuehler grow up?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Cincinnati.

7. What does Tommy call the best part of directing in Chapter 23 (206)?
(a) "Mind reading."
(b) "Collaborating."
(c) "Supposing."
(d) "Code-switching."

8. Who did Okieriete Onaodowan play in Act Two of the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) John Laurens.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Hercules Mulligan.

9. How many cues were there in the original production of Hamilton at the Public Theater, according to the stage manager?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 1,500.

10. Who directed Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera on his way to racking up a record 21 Tony Awards?
(a) Jonathan Larson.
(b) Hal Prince.
(c) Patrick Willingham.
(d) Dave Malloy.

11. Where did Daveed Diggs grow up?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Oakland.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

12. What is the song "What I Did for Love" about?
(a) The sacrifices artists make for their art.
(b) The sacrifices of officers to their men.
(c) The sacrifices that lovers make for love.
(d) The sacrifices the Founding Fathers made for freedom.

13. Where was Aaron Burr born?
(a) London, England.
(b) Chicago, Illinois.
(c) Brooklyn, New York.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

14. Which of the Schuyler sisters did Jasmine Cephas Jones play in Act One?
(a) Angelica.
(b) Peggy.
(c) Emilia.
(d) Eliza.

15. Who wrote the 1973 historical novel Burr?
(a) Gore Vidal.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Jack Roberts.
(d) Paul Tazewell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical features the song "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat"?

2. Where was the Emanuel A.M.E. Church that was the target of a mass shooting in 2015?

3. Where did Okieriete Onaodowan grow up?

4. When was Philip Hamilton born?

5. What is the longest-running Broadway production historically?

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