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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. Where did the cast of Hamilton reconvene for rehearsals after the production at the Public Theater ended?
(a) The New 42nd Street Studios.
(b) Smash Studios.
(c) 244 Rehearsal Studios NY.
(d) Empire Rehearsal Studios.

2. Since 1995, how many students had been brought to see plays and musicals at theaters around New York City by the TDF Stage Doors program at the time of the book's publication?
(a) 47,000.
(b) 23,000.
(c) 54,000.
(d) 62,000.

3. The author notes in Chapter 30 that "In real life, the fatal animosity between Hamilton and Burr revealed itself in a series of letters in the summer of" what year (264)?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1800.

4. For what musical did Jonathan Groff earn a Tony nomination in 2007?
(a) Spring Awakening.
(b) Hair.
(c) A Chorus Line.
(d) Jesus Christ Superstar.

5. Who founded the Public Theater?
(a) James Glass.
(b) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(c) Joseph Papp.
(d) Robert Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote of Aaron Burr, "He is a grave, silent, strange sort of animal, insomuch that we know not what to make of him" (263)?

3. At what space was Hamilton staged at the Public Theater?

4. On what date did Hamilton open at the Public Theater?

5. Where did Lin-Manuel Miranda attend high school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of the impacts of the educational outreach for Hamilton?

2. Where in Hamilton does the climax occur and what takes place in this scene?

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

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

5. Who are the main antagonists in Hamilton?

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

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

8. What is a propmaster and how do they serve a play or musical production?

9. What led to the duel where Hamilton was killed?

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

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