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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from the Introduction refers to knowing or using several languages?
(a) Divulgent.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Litigur.
(d) Polyglot.

2. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?
(a) The Richard Rodgers Theatre.
(b) The August Wilson Theatre.
(c) The Winter Garden Theatre.
(d) The Lucille Lortell Theatre.

3. What is Phillipa Soo's father's occupation?
(a) He is an actor.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is an artist.
(d) He is a lawyer.

4. Where did Phillipa Soo study acting?
(a) Julliard.
(b) Yale.
(c) NYU.
(d) Rutgers.

5. What song from Hamilton does Leslie Odom, Jr. say he will always sing and that it is always different every time he sings it?
(a) "Wait for It."
(b) "This One's Mine."
(c) "Satisfied."
(d) "You'll Be Back."

Short Answer Questions

1. What character performs the number "You'll Be Back" in Hamilton?

2. To whom is Lin-Manuel Miranda married?

3. When did Barack Obama's father come to the United States?

4. When did Phillipa Soo's grandparents immigrate to the U.S.?

5. Where did Jeffrey Seller grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the job that a producer does for a Broadway or Off-Broadway production?

2. How is the development and production of Hamilton considered revolutionary?

3. Why did Lin-Manuel Miranda choose largely actors of color to portray white characters in Hamilton?

4. How is the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler described?

5. What previous success had Lin-Manuel Miranda had before Hamilton?

6. Why are hip-hop and rap music considered good vehicles to tell the story of Hamilton?

7. When did Lin-Manuel Miranda perform at the White House and why is this significant?

8. What is the inspiration behind the specific style of songs that Hamilton and Eliza sing in the musical?

9. Who was Alexander Hamilton and what was his role as a Founding Father?

10. How did Miranda and Lacamoire collaborate in developing the music for Hamilton?

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