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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Okieriete Onaodowan grow up?
(a) Brooklyn, New York.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Newark, New Jersey.
(d) West Orange, New Jersey.

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

3. Who designed costumes for the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(b) Paul Tazewell.
(c) Jay Duckworth.
(d) John Laurens.

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

5. 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) 1,000.
(d) 1,500.

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

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

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

9. Who wrote the rap for a debate on marriage equality that is included in Chapter 18?
(a) Esteisy Seijas.
(b) Emily Stephens.
(c) Dave Malloy.
(d) Joseph Addison.

10. 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) Joell Ortiz.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) David Brooks.

11. 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) 62,000.
(c) 23,000.
(d) 54,000.

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

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

14. What is the profession of Jasmine Cephas Jones's father?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a banker.
(c) He is an actor.
(d) He is a lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who founded the Public Theater?

4. What is the song "What I Did for Love" about?

5. What is the date of the arrangements for the Hamilton/Burr duel that is reprinted in Chapter 30?

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