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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Aaron Burr.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

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

3. Since 1995, how many students had been brought to see plays and musicals at theaters around New York City by the TDF Stage Doors program at the time of the book's publication?
(a) 62,000.
(b) 47,000.
(c) 54,000.
(d) 23,000.

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

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

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

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

8. What became the general rule for the costume design of Hamilton?
(a) Period from the neck up, modern from the neck down.
(b) All period.
(c) Period from the neck down, modern from the neck up.
(d) All modern.

9. On what date did Hamilton open at the Public Theater?
(a) May 23, 2014.
(b) March 23, 2016.
(c) February 17, 2015.
(d) September 23, 2015.

10. 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) Stephen Sondheim.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) Patrick Willingham.

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

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

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

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

15. When did Alexander Hamilton ascend to George Washington's cabinet?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1791.
(d) 1787.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The author states in Chapter 27 that, "For just as directors steer actors and choreographers guide dancers, Broadway producers" do what (241)?

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

4. Who wrote the rap for a debate on marriage equality that is included in Chapter 18?

5. At what space was Hamilton staged at the Public Theater?

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