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

2. Where did Andy Blankenbuehler grow up?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Cincinnati.
(d) Los Angeles.

3. How many cues were there in the original production of Hamilton at the Public Theater, according to the stage manager?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 800.

4. Who are the three politicians who confront Hamilton in "We Know"?
(a) Franklin, Morris, and Jay.
(b) Washington, Madison, and Jefferson.
(c) Madison, Jefferson, and Adams.
(d) Jefferson, Madison, and Burr.

5. Who wrote the rap for a debate on marriage equality that is included in Chapter 18?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Emily Stephens.
(c) Esteisy Seijas.
(d) Joseph Addison.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the creators of Hamilton first perform the first and second acts of the show back to back at the 52nd Street Project?

2. Who is quoted as saying in Chapter 20, "Every creative act is a puzzle. It's trying to make form out of chaos" (174)?

3. What is the longest-running Broadway production historically?

4. What does Tommy call the best part of directing in Chapter 23 (206)?

5. Which of the Schuyler sisters did Jasmine Cephas Jones play in Act One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "tech" refer to and how is this process described in Hamilton?

2. Why did the creators change the end of Act I from ending with "Yorktown"?

3. Who is Questlove and how did he become involved with the developers of Hamilton?

4. Why did Hamilton produce a pamphlet after his affair was discovered? What did the pamphlet relate?

5. Why did the creators of Hamilton choose to double-cast the roles of Jefferson and Madison?

6. What commentary is provided for the song "It's Quiet Uptown"?

7. Why is A Chorus Line referenced several times in the book?

8. Who choreographed the original productions of Hamilton? How did he come to this position?

9. What inspired Paul Tazewell in his costume design for Hamilton?

10. How do the authors describe the transition from Off-Broadway to Broadway in Chapter 23?

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