WorksheetsHamilton review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
The presence of Maria Reynolds, in Hamilton's story, represents:
Hamilton's inability to say "no" to temptation
Hamilton's fall from the presidency
Hamilton's betrayal to France
Angelica
Hamilton acts as the opposite of Burr through what line?
"It's quiet uptown."
"I'm not throwing away my shot."
"Wait for it."
"I wanna be in the room where it happens."
Burr advises Hamilton "If you talk you’re gonna get shot"; Burr will go on to shoot Hamilton years later. This is an example of:
Suspense
Dramatic poetry
Dialogue
Irony
Peggy is relegated to the background of the Hamilton saga, thus making her a ________________ character.
flat
protagonist
round
dynamic
antagonist
What is the DIRECT result of Burr's duel with Hamilton?
Burr enjoys a hearty breakfast
Burr is removed from office
Hamilton leaves the West Indies for America
Hamilton is killed
Eliza is motivated to "remove" herself from "the narrative" by:
Hamilton's death
Hamilton's redemption
Phillip's death
Hamilton's betrayal
Hamilton's funeral
Burr insists on "waiting" for everything, yet irrationally duels with Hamilton, symbolizing:
foreshadowing
couplet
irony
onomatopoeia
Hamilton is told "You have no control: Who lives, who dies, who tells your story", yet he continues to obsess over:
his pride
his legacy
his marriage
his victory at Yorktown
Which of the following is an example of irony:
Hamilton duels with Burr while wearing his glasses
Jefferson sings in jazz upon returning to America
Hamilton composes the Reynolds Pamphlet in order to "redeem" his image
Jefferson sides with Hamilton on moving the nation's capital to Baltimore
Hamilton writes his way off an island, but also writes himself into a:
duel
war
trading post
cabinet battle
revolution
Jefferson, Burr & Madison thought that Hamilton used his access to the national treasury to __________ funds.
polymath
hymn
imminent
embezzle
relish
Hamilton's goal to let the federal government assume all national debt would eventually lead to a __________ economy.
despondent
ruffian
bluff
ruinous
prosperous
Hamilton: An American Musical is currently a premier production that can be seen on __________.
Wall Street
Yorktown
Jamestown
Broadway
Brooklyn
Which quote best explains the definition of the word "legacy"?
"It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see."
"We don’t need a legacy."
"Let future historians wonder how Eliza reacted when you broke her heart."
"I put myself back in the narrative."
"Don’t be shocked if your history book mentions me."
In Right Hand Man, Washington says that Hamilton, like his younger self, has a
"Head full of fantasies of dyin’ like a martyr"; what does the word "martyr" mean?
willing to live for your beliefs
willing to die for your beliefs
willing to sing for your beliefs
willing to protest your beliefs
Which of the following is NOT a dynamic character?
Eliza
Washington
Hamilton
Peggy
Jefferson
Which of the following is a static character?
King George
Hamilton
Angelica
Burr
Washington
Which of the following is NOT a round character?
Burr
Eacker
Washington
Eliza
Angelica
Eliza's personal theme is "helpless"; why?
She claims to never "be satisfied" with her life
She is "helpless" when she falls in love with Hamilton, but also "helpless" from heartbreak when he publicly acknowledges his affair
She is always alone & "helpless" in a tower in a far away land
She is "helpless" when she falls in love with Hamilton, but also "helpless" when Hamilton is killed in a duel
I don't root for UNC
Identify the story-telling device used in Hamilton that best illustrates the term "suspense":
Burr's slogan of "Talk less. Smile more."
Hamilton declaring "I'm not throwing away my shot."
The counting to 10 in each of the three duels
The presence of Washington on stage
Go Liberty!
A character trait that accelerates or leads a character to their downfall or death:
Idiosyncrasy
Characterization
Tragedy
Tragic Flaw
Dramatic Poetry:
Poetry that makes a unique shape
Poetry that tells a story
Poetry that focuses on emotions & feelings
Poetry that is meant to be performed
What is ironic about Burr's theme of "Wait for it"?
Burr waits a long time
Burr impulsively duels with & kills Hamilton
Burr prefers to keep his opinions quiet
Burr names his daughter Theodosia
"We'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away someday"
The line above is a ____________________ reference to Phillip's untimely death.
suspenseful
ironic
foreshadowing
dramatic
refrain
The line "I saw him just up Broadway a couple of blocks" is designed to establish:
motivation
plot
allusion
setting
The refrain of the line "In New York you can be a new man" is connected to:
Burr
Jason Hester (please don't pick this option)
Hamilton
Washington
Phillip
The opening song "Alexander Hamilton" lets the audience know that Burr is going to kill Hamilton; why?
The audience is not smart and will hopefully forget before the end of the show
To build up suspense on the motivation of why Burr will kill Hamilton
The audience missed that day of history class
To establish the setting of the play
Which quote best matches Burr's tragic flaw?
"The brother was ready to beg, steal, borrow, or barter"
"Now I’m the villain in your history"
"You have no control: who lives, who dies, who tells your story?"
"If you stand for nothing, Burr, what will you fall for?”
Why is Hamilton labeled as a tragedy?
The story's dialogue is poetry that is being performed on stage
The story has a sad ending, so it would be considered a tragedy
The story portrays the ascendancy & downfall of Alexander Hamilton
The story is tragic
New phone, who dis?
Hamilton's first job was as a
librarian
accounting clerk
paperboy
shoeshiner
"Why do you write like it's going out of style?"
The line contains a simile
The line contains a metaphor
The line contains an allusion
The line contains foreshadowing
A duel that ends when a man fires his weapon into the air instead of at his opponent or doesn’t fire his weapon at all:
Duel
Delope
Antelope
Stall
Checkmate
The song “Blow us all away” ends abruptly in the midst of the 10 count, leading the reader to believe:
Eacker fired prematurely
Eacker’s gun jammed
Phillip fired prematurely
Phillip withdrew from the duel
The DIRECT result of the election of 1800 ending in a tie:
The House of Representatives must decide the Presidency
Hamilton endorses Jefferson
Burr campaigns for the Presidency
Jefferson wins the Office of the Presidency
The INDIRECT result of the election of 1800 ending in a tie:
The House of Representatives must decide the Presidency
Washington steps down from the Presidency
Burr campaigns for the Presidency
Jefferson wins the Office of the Presidency
The only defined trait of King George that is explored is that he desperately wants control of the colonies; this makes him a __________________ character.
Dynamic
Flat
Round
What is a “King George”?
A character that undergoes a significant amount of change
Dynamic
Flat
Static
Round
A character that is fully developed:
Static
Round
Flat
Dynamic
Ascendancy
Alexander Hamilton was infamously known for being young, ___________, and hungry; he wanted to be known and to establish a legacy that would be talked about for generations.
Jefferson was the 1st Secretary within the __________.
The attack on Yorktown by the British was ___________; it could happen at any minute.
Jefferson & Madison feared Hamilton's ___________ into power; he was the last man that they thought should become President.
Burr, realizing that the government is distracted by Britain, returns to America during the:
Civil War
War of 1812
Spanish-American War
American Revolution
