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

2. What role did Leslie Odom, Jr. play in the Off-Broadway and Broadway productions of Hamilton?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) King George III.
(c) Aaron Burr.
(d) George Washington.

3. In his sidebar notes for the song "Meet Me Inside," Lin-Manuel Miranda claims this is one of the only hip-hop songs he knows with what time signature?
(a) 5/6.
(b) 7/8.
(c) 3/4.
(d) 4/4.

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, Jay-Z's "My 1st Song" is a rare hip-hop track in what tempo?
(a) 4/4.
(b) 3/4.
(c) 2/3.
(d) 6/8.

5. Whose cabinet is the subject of the book Team of Rivals?
(a) Ben Franklin's.
(b) Abraham Lincoln's.
(c) George Washington's.
(d) Alexander Hamilton's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What duet performed "Crazy in Love"?

2. Who directed the stage adaptation to Bring It On that Lin co-wrote?

3. Desiree Armfeldt is a character from what musical?

4. Where did Phillipa Soo study acting?

5. Lin's side notes for the song "Ten Duel Commandments" indicate that the song owes a huge debt to what book by Joanne Freeman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What commentary about the song "My Shot" is included in Chapter 2?

2. Who is Ron Chernow and why was he important in the development of Hamilton?

3. Describe the basic premise of the song "Aaron Burr, Sir." When does this song appear in the musical?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Who is Philippa Soo and why was she chosen for the role of Eliza?

10. In his commentary on "The Schuyler Sisters," Lin-Manuel Miranda cites influences by what musicians? How are these inspirations incorporated into the song?

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