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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 immigrate to the U.S. from?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Nigeria.

2. What does Tommy call the best part of directing in Chapter 23 (206)?
(a) "Collaborating."
(b) "Supposing."
(c) "Mind reading."
(d) "Code-switching."

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

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

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

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

7. Where did Daveed Diggs grow up?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Oakland.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

8. For what musical did Jonathan Groff earn a Tony nomination in 2007?
(a) Spring Awakening.
(b) Jesus Christ Superstar.
(c) Hair.
(d) A Chorus Line.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Andy Blankenbuehler grow up?

2. Who was the prop master at the Public who designed props for the original production of Hamilton?

3. What Scripture passage, dear to Washington, is referenced in "One Last Time"?

4. 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)?

5. 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)?

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