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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What Scripture passage, dear to Washington, is referenced in "One Last Time"?
(a) Corinthians 13:4.
(b) Psalm 23.
(c) Micah 4:4.
(d) Jeremiah 29:11.

3. Who was the third President of the United States?
(a) Quincy Adams.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. Who are the three politicians who confront Hamilton in "We Know"?
(a) Franklin, Morris, and Jay.
(b) Jefferson, Madison, and Burr.
(c) Washington, Madison, and Jefferson.
(d) Madison, Jefferson, and Adams.

5. Who was the fourth President of the United States?
(a) Quincy Adams.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

6. Who is quoted as saying in Chapter 20, "Every creative act is a puzzle. It's trying to make form out of chaos" (174)?
(a) Patrick Willingham.
(b) Stephen Sondheim.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) Dave Malloy.

7. In what year did Thomas Jefferson run for President with Aaron Burr as his de facto running mate?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1797.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1803.

8. The author states in Chapter 27 that, "For just as directors steer actors and choreographers guide dancers, Broadway producers" do what (241)?
(a) "Harness the public."
(b) "Harness them all."
(c) "Manage the show."
(d) "Harness the director."

9. 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) Joell Ortiz.
(c) David Brooks.
(d) Paul Tazewell.

10. Who was the sixth President of the United States?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Quincy Adams.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) James Madison.

11. Lin-Manuel Miranda says in Chapter 15 that he wrote the song "Dear Theodosia" the same week he did what?
(a) Became a father.
(b) Got married.
(c) Got divorced.
(d) Adopted a dog.

12. Where was the Emanuel A.M.E. Church that was the target of a mass shooting in 2015?
(a) Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(b) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(c) Birmingham, Alabama.
(d) Charleston, South Carolina.

13. Who was the prop master at the Public who designed props for the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Jay Duckworth.
(b) Paul Tazewell.
(c) Joell Ortiz.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

14. What kind of stage was Hamilton originated on at the Public Theater?
(a) A theater in-the-round.
(b) An arena theater.
(c) A proscenium stage.
(d) A three-quarter thrust stage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the cast of Hamilton reconvene for rehearsals after the production at the Public Theater ended?

2. Who was the lighting designer for the original Broadway production of Hamilton?

3. Who did Okieriete Onaodowan play in Act One of the original production of Hamilton?

4. In what Brooklyn neighborhood did Anthony Ramos grow up?

5. On what date did Hamilton open at the Public Theater?

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