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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who directed the stage adaptation to Bring It On that Lin co-wrote?
(a) Vanessa Nadal.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(d) Alex Lacamoire.

2. When did Hamilton open on Broadway?
(a) August 6, 2015.
(b) January 25, 2010.
(c) September 1, 2009.
(d) May 12, 2009.

3. Who is the Executive Director of the Public Theater?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Andy Blankenbuehler.
(c) Patrick Willingham.
(d) Jonathan Larson.

4. In Korins's production of Hamilton, the set's chandeliers were inspired by the fixtures where?
(a) The Lucky Saloon.
(b) The White Horse Tavern.
(c) Rogers' Tavern.
(d) Fraunces Tavern.

5. What song from Hamilton centers on King George warning the American colonists not to rebel?
(a) "First, Second, Third."
(b) "You'll Be Back."
(c) "Aaron Burr, Sir."
(d) "The Story of Tonight."

6. What is the refrain that concludes "The Schuyler Sisters" (45)?
(a) "God Save the King!"
(b) "In the greatest country in the world!"
(c) "In the greatest city in the world!"
(d) "Across the bridge to another land."

7. Who directed the original production of A Chorus Line?
(a) Patrick Willingham.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Jonathan Larson.
(d) Michael Bennett.

8. What line from a Mobb Deep song is quoted in Hamilton (94)?
(a) "There's a war goin' on outside no man is safe from."
(b) "We livin' this til the day that we die."
(c) "It's similar to Vietnam."
(d) "I'm only 19 but my mind is older."

9. Where was Clive Campbell from?
(a) Brazil.
(b) Jamaica.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Mexico.

10. What contemporary setting was Lin-Manuel Miranda inspired by for the scene in Hamilton that is set in The Common?
(a) Washington Square Park.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Union Square Park.
(d) Prospect Park.

11. How old was the Notorious B.I.G. when he was killed?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 22.
(d) 24.

12. According to Jeremy McCarter in the Introduction to Chapter 1, what percent of the population is foreign-born?
(a) 10%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 16%.
(d) 13%.

13. What was the Notorious B.I.G.'s name at birth?
(a) James Phillips.
(b) Alexander Williams.
(c) Christopher Wallace.
(d) Roger Anderson.

14. Where was Barack Obama's father born?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Nigeria.
(c) Kenya.
(d) Somalia.

15. Who released the duet "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"?
(a) Tupac and Alicia Keys.
(b) Jay-Z and Alicia Keys.
(c) Snoop Dogg and Master P.
(d) Mary J. Blige and Method Man.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what theater on Broadway did Hamilton open?

2. What music-recording program did Lin-Manuel Miranda use in creating demos of most of the songs in Hamilton?

3. How old was Lin when he performed for the White House at "An Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word"?

4. To whom is Lin-Manuel Miranda married?

5. Where was the Notorious B.I.G. from?

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