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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 song by Mobb Deep did Lin get permission to quote in Hamilton?
(a) "Survival of the Fittest."
(b) "Hell on Earth."
(c) "Quiet Storm."
(d) "Shook Ones, Pt. II."

2. What is the refrain that concludes "The Schuyler Sisters" (45)?
(a) "God Save the King!"
(b) "In the greatest country in the world!"
(c) "Across the bridge to another land."
(d) "In the greatest city in the world!"

3. Who released the duet "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"?
(a) Snoop Dogg and Master P.
(b) Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
(c) Mary J. Blige and Method Man.
(d) Tupac and Alicia Keys.

4. Who had written the biography on Alexander Hamilton that Lin-Manuel Miranda read in Mexico which partly inspired his ideas for this musical?
(a) Ron Chernow.
(b) Oskar Eustis.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Jeffrey Seller.

5. When did Elizabeth Schuyler meet Alexander Hamilton?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1785.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1775.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By what stage name was Clive Campbell known?

3. Who wrote the musical Company?

4. What song from Hamilton does Leslie Odom, Jr. say he will always sing and that it is always different every time he sings it?

5. What word from the Introduction refers to knowing or using several languages?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Jeffrey Seller and what successes had he had prior to his work with Hamilton?

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

7. Why was Leslie Odom, Jr. chosen for the role of Aaron Burr?

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

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

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

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