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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Narrator in Act 3, the trial of Russell Henderson was to be what type of trial?
(a) Capital murder
(b) Aggravated assault
(c) Assault with a deadly weapon
(d) Involuntary manslaughter

2. Who joined the writing team for Tectonic Theater Project’s production of The Laramie Project as “an associate writer and ‘bench coach’” according to the Author’s Note?
(a) Stephen Wangh
(b) Sherry Johnson
(c) Jon Peacock
(d) Greg Pierotti

3. Where was Matthew Shepard beaten and raped during a high school trip, causing him to experience depression and panic attacks?
(a) Germany
(b) Vietnam
(c) Morocco
(d) Mexico

4. For what television network did Moisés Kaufman adapt and direct The Laramie Project?
(a) CNN
(b) ABC
(c) PBS
(d) HBO

5. Leigh Fondakowski has been a member of Tectonic Theater Project since what year?
(a) 1995
(b) 2004
(c) 2001
(d) 1998

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: Vigils” of Act 2, the narrator states that how many people attended a vigil in Los Angeles for Matthew Shepard?

2. What is Matthew Shepard’s father’s name?

3. Who is described as a limousine driver in Act 1?

4. In Act 3, the Reverend Fred Phelps claims that “the fags are bringing us out here trying to make Matthew Shepard into a poster boy for” what?

5. Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde deals with Oscar Wilde's three trials on the matter of his relationship with whom?

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