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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did three congressmen confront "Hamilton with what they thought was evidence that he had misused Treasury funds, only to discover that they had stumbled up a very different offense..." (225)?
(a) June 23, 1790.
(b) May 12, 1795.
(c) December 15, 1792.
(d) September 23, 1794.

2. When did Andy Blankenbuehler move to New York?
(a) 1986.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1995.

3. Who directed Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and The Phantom of the Opera on his way to racking up a record 21 Tony Awards?
(a) Hal Prince.
(b) Dave Malloy.
(c) Jonathan Larson.
(d) Patrick Willingham.

4. Who wrote of the young United States, "It was patched and piebald policy then, as it is now, ever was and ever will be, world without end" (124)?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Paul Tazewell.
(d) Jay Duckworth.

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

6. The author states in Chapter 27 that, "For just as directors steer actors and choreographers guide dancers, Broadway producers" do what (241)?
(a) "Harness the director."
(b) "Harness the public."
(c) "Manage the show."
(d) "Harness them all."

7. In "Say No to This," Alexander Hamilton raps about his affair with whom?
(a) Angelica Schuyler.
(b) Maria Reynolds.
(c) Kim Lesley.
(d) Eliza Schuyler.

8. What role did Jonathan Groff voice in Frozen?
(a) Kristoff.
(b) Hans.
(c) Oaken.
(d) Olaf.

9. Of what two musicals does Tommy say in Chapter 24, "They're both about somebody who has already been judged by history, but the shows still create mystery about why the monsters do what they do" (214)?
(a) Jesus Christ Superstar and Hair.
(b) A Chorus Line and In the Heights.
(c) Hair and Little Shop of Horrors.
(d) Gypsy and Sweeney Todd.

10. Who wrote the rap for a debate on marriage equality that is included in Chapter 18?
(a) Dave Malloy.
(b) Esteisy Seijas.
(c) Joseph Addison.
(d) Emily Stephens.

11. Who was the prop master at the Public who designed props for the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Paul Tazewell.
(b) Joell Ortiz.
(c) Jonathan Larson.
(d) Jay Duckworth.

12. How many cues were there in the original production of Hamilton at the Public Theater, according to the stage manager?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 800.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 1,300.

13. Who did Daveed Diggs play in Act Two of the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) John Laurens.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Aaron Burr.

14. Who did Okieriete Onaodowan play in Act Two of the original production of Hamilton?
(a) Hercules Mulligan.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Laurens.

15. When did Alexander Hamilton ascend to George Washington's cabinet?
(a) 1791.
(b) 1789.
(c) 1787.
(d) 1788.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the person who writes the scenes and dialogue that accompany the songs in a musical?

2. Which of the Schuyler sisters did Jasmine Cephas Jones play in Act One?

3. What is the date of the arrangements for the Hamilton/Burr duel that is reprinted in Chapter 30?

4. 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)?

5. For what avand-garde hip-hop group is Daveed Diggs the lead MC?

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