Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Quiz

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Which circumstance portrayed in Act 1, Part 5 again clearly draws a parallel between the lives of Hamilton and Burr? (from Act 1, Part 5)

Their both becoming fathers.

Their both falling in love with a married woman.

Their both receiving commendations from Washington.

Their both getting married.

What is the characteristic, common to both Burr and Hamilton, that leads them into the duel? (from Act 2, Part 5)

A sense of personal honor.

A desire to get back at the other over misunderstandings about Eliza.

A desire to see the other dead.

A desire to get back at the other over misunderstandings about Burr's relationship with Washington.

What is the most likely reason Burr decided to run for election against Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Burr wanted to humiliate Hamilton and his family.

Burr wanted to punish Eliza for marrying Hamilton instead of him.

Burr wanted to punish Washington for naming Hamilton's father-in-law to cabinet instead of him.

Burr wanted to humiliate Philip Hamilton by defeating his grandfather.

Why is the character of King George significant? (from Act 1, Part 2)

George was King of England at the time of the Revolution, and actively opposed it.

George was a personal friend of Washington's, and secretly gave money to him to fund the Revolution.

George was King of France at the time of the American Revolution, and actively opposed it.

George supported the American Revolution, and was an ally of both Washington and Hamilton.

The wedding of Eliza and Hamilton can most likely be seen as relating to which of the show's main themes, and why? (from Act 1, Part 3)

Ambition and transformation: the act of marriage is, on some level, an expression of a wife's ambition to transform her husband.

The power of writing: the act of marriage is, on some level, an expression of one partner's writing love poetry to another.

Trust and betrayal: the act of marriage is, on some level, an expression of deep trust.

Sacrifice and martyrdom: the act of marriage is, on some level, an expression of society's belief that one spouse should be prepared to doe for the other.