The World Was Wide Enough - Burr and Hamilton Duel Analysis

In this song, Lin Manuel Miranda uses musical repetition that aligns with which other song in the musical?

• My Shot

• Satisfied

• Stay Alive

• Ten Duel Commandments

What did Burr state was necessary to know regarding the duel?

• A list of ten rules for dueling.

• Ten things about the participants' past.

• Ten things about the events leading up to the duel.

• Ten things about the aftermath of the duel.

Who accompanied Hamilton to the duel?

• His wife and son.

• Nathaniel Pendleton and a doctor.

• George Washington and his aide.

• William P. Van Ness and a friend.

What did Burr observe Hamilton doing with his gun before the shot was fired?

• He was cleaning it meticulously.

• He was looking at the gun carefully and messing with the trigger.

• He was pointing it directly at Burr.

• He was loading it with a new bullet.

What did Burr confess about his own shooting ability?

• He was an excellent marksman.

• He was a terrible shot.

• He had never fired a gun before.

• He was known for his precise aim.

How did Hamilton define legacy in his internal monologue?

• Achieving personal fame and fortune.

• Establishing something you will not live to see completed.

• Winning every political battle.

• Being remembered by future generations for his power.

The line "teach me how to see goodbye" is musical repetition from which other song?

• History Has Its Eyes On You

• Right Hand Man

• Stay Alive

• One Last Time

Who did Hamilton envision waiting for him on 'the other side'?

• His mother

• His son

• Laurens and other soldiers who died.

• George Washington

What was Hamilton's final action with his pistol before Burr fired?

• He aimed it directly at Burr's chest.

• He dropped it to the ground.

• He aimed it at the sky.

• He handed it to his second.

What did Burr do immediately after striking Hamilton?

• He tries to go to Hamilton's side.

• He was ushered away.

• He gets a drink

• He called for a doctor.