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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3 (Chapters 3-4).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who among the Schuyler sisters married rich and died young, thus explaining her disappearance in Act Two of the play?
(a) Angelica.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Peggy.
(d) Sarah.

2. Who was the best friend to Alexander Hamilton and fellow opponent of slavery that appears in Act One of the play?
(a) Henry Cabot Lodge.
(b) Hercules Mulligan.
(c) John Laurens.
(d) Ron Chernow.

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

4. What location does Lin refer to as "This weird Brigadoon in the middle of Washington Heights" (40)?
(a) The Morris-Jumel Mansion.
(b) The United Palace.
(c) The Castle Village.
(d) The Hispanic Society Museum.

5. By what stage name was Clive Campbell known?
(a) Alex Lacamoire.
(b) DJ Kool Herc.
(c) Snoop Dogg.
(d) Jay-Z.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what play is the quote "Don't hang back among the brutes" (10) cited in the introduction?

2. What contemporary setting was Lin-Manuel Miranda inspired by for the scene in Hamilton that is set in The Common?

3. Who did David Korins work for as his creative director?

4. Who wrote the play that George Washington had performed at Valley Forge?

5. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?

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