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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. Who among the Schuyler sisters married rich and died young, thus explaining her disappearance in Act Two of the play?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Angelica.
(d) Peggy.

2. What character performs the number "You'll Be Back" in Hamilton?
(a) Aaron Burr.
(b) Eliza Schuyler.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) King George III.

3. According to Jeremy McCarter in the Introduction to Chapter 1, what percent of the population is foreign-born?
(a) 13%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 16%.

4. The setup of the opening prologue of Hamilton is said in the sidebar notes to be inspired by the prologue of what play?
(a) Hair.
(b) Jesus Christ Superstar.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) Sweeney Todd.

5. Where was Barack Obama's father born?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Somalia.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Nigeria.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jeremy McCarter states in the Introduction that the story of the show's creation begins on what date when Lin performed at the White House?

2. Where did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?

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

4. Upon whom did Ron Chernow pen a biography that earned him the Pulitzer Prize following his book on Hamilton?

5. What network drama had Leslie Odom, Jr. been cast in at the same time that he became involved with Hamilton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What drew Elise Goldsberry to the role of Angelica Schuyler?

2. What similarities are drawn between the childhoods of Hamilton, Miranda, and Obama in Chapter 1?

3. What is the Public Theater? When was it formed and by whom?

4. What was Angelica Schuyler's relationship like with Alexander Hamilton?

5. Why is New York City considered an important setting for Hamilton?

6. What successes had musical director Alex Lacamoire had prior to Hamilton?

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

8. Who is Tommy Kail and what was his involvement with Hamilton?

9. Who sings the song "You'll Be Back" in the show and what influences appear in this song?

10. What is the basic premise of the song "The Schuyler Sisters"? What role does it play in the story?

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