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Hamilton

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When does Hamilton take place?

a)

During WWI

b)

During the Civil War

c)

During the American Revolution

d)

During WWII

2.

What happened to Alexander Hamilton's mother?

a)

She died of a fever

b)

She left Alexander and his father

c)

She died in labor

d)

She had a busy career

3.

What happened to Hamilton's father?

a)

He died of a fever

b)

He was a general in the war

c)

He left Alexander and his mother

d)

He travelled frequently

4.

Who was the first person Hamilton met in 1776?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

General Lafayette

c)

Hercules Mulligan

d)

John Laurens

5.
Alexander Hamilton's portrait appears on the:
a)
$10 Dollar Bill
b)
$20 Dollar Bill
c)
$50 Dollar Bill
d)
$5 Dollar Bill
6.

Hamilton was originally from...

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Spain

d)

the Carribbean

7.

Who did Alexander Hamilton marry?

a)

Elizabeth Schuyler

b)

Maria Reynolds

c)

John Laurens

d)

Angelica Schuyler

8.

Who are the Schuyler Sisters?

a)

Angelica

b)

Eliza

c)

Anna

d)

Elsa

e)

Peggy

9.
The song "Satisfied" provides a different ________ for the events in "Helpless."
a)
point of view
b)
setting
c)
plot
10.

Angelica sings Satisfied after we see Eliza and Hamilton get married. Why is this song so shocking?

a)

Hamilton and Burr duel

b)

Angelica reveals feelings for Hamilton

c)

Eliza is pregnant with Phillip

d)

The revolution ends

11.

Why was the American Revolution fought?

a)

To lower taxes

b)

To dump tea into the Boston Harbor

c)

To oppose British control of the American colonies

d)

To hurt King George's feelings :(

12.

In You'll Be Back, King George says, "The price of my love is not a price that you're willing to pay." What is he referring to?

a)

George Washington did not pay him

b)

Angelica Schuyler did not love him back

c)

King George's love is priceless

d)

Colonists were protesting the taxes being imposed

13.

Who was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

King George III

c)

Paul Revere

d)

George Washington

14.

What is Alexander so good at? What does he do like he's running out of time?

a)

Shoot

b)

Argue

c)

Talk

d)

Write

15.

Hamilton wrote how many Federalist Papers?

a)

29

b)

5

c)

51

d)

85

16.

Which of Hamilton's friends was the "spy" on the inside?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

Hercules Mulligan

17.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

18.

Which battle ended the Revolutionary War? (The American and French surrounded them and Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington)

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

19.

John Laurens and General Lee have a duel. Laurens shoots Lee in the side. What is the cause of the duel?

a)

General Lee offended Alexander Hamilton

b)

General Lee was speaking poorly of Washington's leadership

c)

General Lee said something mean about Laurens' mother

d)

No one knows why

20.

What is Hamilton's job after the war ends? What does he do?

a)

Lawyer; He works on the U.S. Constitution

b)

Lawyer; He defends war criminals

c)

General; He goes on to lead more troops in France

d)

President; He leads the nation

21.

Which department does George Washington ask Alexander Hamilton to run?

a)

State Department

b)

Treasury

c)

Agriculture

d)

Education

22.

What do Madison, Jefferson, and Burr accuse Hamilton of doing?

a)

Stealing money from the government to pay off James Reynolds

b)

Having an affair with Maria Reynolds

c)

Speaking poorly of Washington's leadership

d)

Spying for the British government

23.

Who did Alexander Hamilton have an affair with?

a)

John Laurens

b)

Maria Reynolds

c)

Elizabeth Reynolds

d)

Thomas Jefferson

24.

Alexander Hamilton tries to prove he is innocent of stealing money by writing a series of essays about his affair. This is known as the _____________.

a)

Federalist Papers

b)

Reynolds Pamphlet

c)

Common Sense

d)

Declaration of Independence

25.

Why does Eliza burn her letters from Alexander Hamilton after finding out about his affair?

a)

Fire - Eliza enjoys lighting fires

b)

Pride - She is embarrassed about the letters

c)

Privacy - She doesn't want the world to know how she feels

d)

Revenge - Eliza burns them so Alexander cannot read them again

26.

Who becomes president in the Election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Aaron Burr

27.

What is the main cause of Jefferson winning the election of 1800?

a)

Hamilton's endorsement

b)

No one likes Burr

c)

His foreign policy plan

d)

Washington appoints him

28.

Who Killed Alexander Hamilton?

a)

Aaron Burr

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

John Adams

29.

Why do Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr finally duel?

a)

Aaron Burr wants to be the head of the Treasury Department

b)

Aaron Burr said something unkind about Hamilton

c)

Alexander Hamilton has been secretly working with enemies of Burr

d)

Alexander Hamilton has prevented Burr from winning the presidency

30.

After Hamilton's death, Eliza works hard to carry out his legacy. What does she open in New York City?

a)

An orphanage

b)

A kitchen

c)

An animal adoption center

d)

A homeless shelter

31.

What is context?

a)

A competition between two people

b)

American Revolution

c)

Historical, social, or cultural details that add meaning to a story and help it to be fully understood

d)

When you don't know what a word means

32.

Which of the following is NOT part of Hamilton's historical context?

a)

The Revolutionary War

b)

The work of Alexander Hamilton

c)

The Civil War

d)

The creation of the early government of the United States

33.

What does it mean to make a modern adaptation or modern retelling of a story?

a)

to change details of the story to make it more relevant or more entertaining (to "remix" it)

b)

to put a story into your own words

c)

to summarize a story

d)

to write a sequel to a story

34.

Which of the following is NOT a way in which Hamilton has adapted the biography of Alexander Hamilton for a modern audience?

a)

The play is a musical that includes modern rap styles, beat-boxing, electronic music, and rap battles

b)

The play is a word-for-word copy of the original biography

c)

The cast is multi-racial and multi-cultural, and includes women and people of color in prominent roles

d)

The musical includes a heavy focus on love, romance, death, and uses historical facts to support the drama around these events

35.

Why do authors adapt historical or classical stories for a modern audience?

a)

To make money off of someone else's work

b)

Because they can't think of their own stories to write

c)

To keep stories and the lessons they teach us about history and life fresh in the minds of new generations of people

d)

To make up silly songs