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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What song from Hamilton centers on King George warning the American colonists not to rebel?
2. Upon what opera is Rent loosely based?
3. The musical Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 is a stage adaptation of what novel?
4. What term in poetry and music refers to the repetition of the sound of a vowel in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible?
5. What contemporary setting was Lin-Manuel Miranda inspired by for the scene in Hamilton that is set in The Common?
Short Essay Questions
1. What drew Elise Goldsberry to the role of Angelica Schuyler?
2. Who is Oskar Eustis and what was his involvement in Hamilton's development?
3. What is the basic premise of the song "The Schuyler Sisters"? What role does it play in the story?
4. How is the relationship between Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler described?
5. Why was Leslie Odom, Jr. chosen for the role of Aaron Burr?
6. Why is New York City considered an important setting for Hamilton?
7. Why did Lin-Manuel Miranda choose largely actors of color to portray white characters in Hamilton?
8. Who is Ron Chernow and why was he important in the development of Hamilton?
9. What similarities are drawn between the childhoods of Hamilton, Miranda, and Obama in Chapter 1?
10. Who is Tommy Kail and what was his involvement with Hamilton?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the role of the director for Hamilton. Who directed the show? What does a director do on a day-to-day basis of development? What awards and/or criticism did the directer earn from his work on Hamilton?
Essay Topic 2
What inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write Hamilton? How did he go about beginning this project? How did the musical develop further through workshops? How did it evolve in this process?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the role of Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton the musical. What are the main actions, objectives, and obstacles of this character in the story? How does Hamilton's character evolve in the course of the story? What are the positive and negative aspects of this character?
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