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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) Franklin, Morris, and Jay.
(b) Washington, Madison, and Jefferson.
(c) Madison, Jefferson, and Adams.
(d) Jefferson, Madison, and Burr.

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

3. When did Andy Blankenbuehler move to New York?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1986.
(d) 1995.

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

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

6. In what musical does the Witch rap her backstory?
(a) The Wizard of Oz.
(b) Oz.
(c) Into the Woods.
(d) Wicked.

7. Where did the cast of Hamilton reconvene for rehearsals after the production at the Public Theater ended?
(a) Empire Rehearsal Studios.
(b) Smash Studios.
(c) 244 Rehearsal Studios NY.
(d) The New 42nd Street Studios.

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

9. On what date did three congressmen confront "Hamilton with what they thought was evidence that he had misused Treasury funds, only to discover that they had stumbled up a very different offense..." (225)?
(a) May 12, 1795.
(b) September 23, 1794.
(c) December 15, 1792.
(d) June 23, 1790.

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

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

12. When was Theodosia Burr born?
(a) January, 1782.
(b) September, 1785.
(c) June, 1788.
(d) June, 1783.

13. When did the creators of Hamilton first perform the first and second acts of the show back to back at the 52nd Street Project?
(a) June 4, 2015.
(b) May 9, 2014.
(c) May 30, 1010.
(d) June 2, 2013.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the longest-running Broadway production historically?

2. What role did Jonathan Groff play in Hamilton on Broadway?

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

4. Who founded the Public Theater?

5. What became the general rule for the costume design of Hamilton?

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