Chapter 5 Quiz

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. Which statement about Miranda's Hamilton is NOT true?

It won eleven Tony awards in 2016. correct incorrect

The cast features primarily African American and Latinx actors. correct incorrect

Miranda drew from a wide variety of current popular music styles in creating the piece. correct incorrect

The piece traces Hamilton's life starting in his childhood in Virginia. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following elements of "My Shot" provides a constant, unifying foundation?

The melody, which references classical Broadway pieces from the 50s correct incorrect

The SATB chorus singing a Protestant hymn correct incorrect

Recorded musket-fire used as percussion correct incorrect

A rising bass line repeated throughout correct incorrect

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. Which of the following types of music is not featured within the musical Hamilton?

Rap correct incorrect

Gospel correct incorrect

Show tunes correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. One of the many innovative features of "My Shot" is that it features no textual 'refrain,' or repeated text.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. The musical Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2017.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Miranda's Hamilton treats the American Revolution as a metaphor for broader revolutionary change that continues to this day.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Listen to the excerpt (starting at 3:31 and ending at 3:55) from Miranda's "My Shot;" which section of the piece is this ?
https://open.spotify.com/track/4cxvludVmQxryrnx1m9FqL?si=Z0jVvdg0Q0SRl2vElsT-RA

The final, extended refrain correct incorrect

The first iteration of the refrain correct incorrect

The "break" fading into the final verse correct incorrect

The first verse correct incorrect