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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the date of the arrangements for the Hamilton/Burr duel that is reprinted in Chapter 30?
(a) March 3, 1799.
(b) July 11, 1804.
(c) May 2, 1808.
(d) June 3, 1800.

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

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

5. What is the name of the lottery that gave theatergoers a chance to win a $10 seat in the front for for a performance of Hamilton?
(a) The LuckySeat lottery.
(b) The TimesSquare lottery.
(c) The WaitingLine lottery.
(d) The Ham4Ham lottery.

6. When was Philip Hamilton born?
(a) May, 1789.
(b) January, 1782.
(c) June, 1783.
(d) September, 1777.

7. Who wrote of Aaron Burr, "He is a grave, silent, strange sort of animal, insomuch that we know not what to make of him" (263)?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Aaron Burr.
(d) Paul Tazewell.

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

9. Who did Daveed Diggs play in Act One of the original production of Hamilton?
(a) John Laurens.
(b) Hercules Mulligan.
(c) Marquis de Lafayette.
(d) Aaron Burr.

10. What is the longest-running Broadway production historically?
(a) The Phantom of the Opera.
(b) Avenue Q.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) Cats.

11. Where did the duel between Hamilton and Burr take place?
(a) Weehawken, New Jersey.
(b) Whitehall, New York.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

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

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

14. 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) Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair.
(b) Hair and Little Shop of Horrors.
(c) A Chorus Line and In the Heights.
(d) Gypsy and Sweeney Todd.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Theodosia Burr born?

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

3. In what musical does the Witch rap her backstory?

4. What does Tommy call the best part of directing in Chapter 23 (206)?

5. Who is quoted as saying in Chapter 20, "Every creative act is a puzzle. It's trying to make form out of chaos" (174)?

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