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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Jasmine Cephas Jones's mother?
(a) Erica Malloy.
(b) Maria Williams.
(c) Kim Lesley.
(d) Jennifer Tazewell.

2. In what Brooklyn neighborhood did Anthony Ramos grow up?
(a) Bushwick.
(b) Brooklyn Heights.
(c) Williamsburg.
(d) Bed-Stuy.

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

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

5. 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) 47,000.
(b) 54,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 62,000.

6. The author states in the Introduction of Chapter 23, "For if the most essential trait of the Hamilton team was relentless creativity, a close second was" what (206)?
(a) "Ruthless pragmatism."
(b) "Selective training."
(c) "Collaborative natures."
(d) "Timeless energy."

7. Who founded the Public Theater?
(a) Robert Wilson.
(b) James Glass.
(c) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(d) Joseph Papp.

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

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

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

11. Where did Lin-Manuel Miranda attend high school?
(a) Easton Prep High School.
(b) Hunter College High School.
(c) East Brunswick High School.
(d) Washington Heights High School.

12. 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) Patrick Willingham.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) Dave Malloy.

13. 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 the Founding Fathers made for freedom.
(d) The sacrifices that lovers make for love.

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

15. What musical features the song "Sit Down You're Rocking the Boat"?
(a) Guys and Dolls.
(b) Hair.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Andy Blankenbuehler move to New York?

2. Who was the sixth President of the United States?

3. For what musical did Jonathan Groff earn a Tony nomination in 2007?

4. The author notes in Chapter 30 that "In real life, the fatal animosity between Hamilton and Burr revealed itself in a series of letters in the summer of" what year (264)?

5. Who directed Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera on his way to racking up a record 21 Tony Awards?

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