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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what theater did The Laramie Project first perform in New York?
(a) The Al Hirschfield Theatre
(b) The Union Square Theatre
(c) The Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(d) The St. James Theatre

2. Who is described as the chief investigating officer in the case of Matthew Shepard’s murder in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2?
(a) Commander Thomas Rodgers
(b) Sergeant Mark Thompson
(c) Chief Maxwell Southerland
(d) Detective Rob DeBree

3. The Wyoming governor in Act 2 states, “I would like to urge the people of Wyoming against overreacting in a way that gives one group” what?
(a) Religious authority
(b) Special rights over others
(c) Enforcement abilities
(d) Absolute power

4. According to the author in the Introduction, every project Tectonic Theater Project undertakes as a company has two objectives. What is the first?
(a) To examine the subject matter at hand
(b) To explore theatrical language and form
(c) To expose political and religious viewpoints
(d) To explain current events

5. What did the sign on the University Inn say when the Tectonic Theater Project members entered Laramie, according to Barbara Pitts in Act 1?
(a) Hate is not a Laramie value
(b) Laramie mourns
(c) Peace be with you
(d) God bless everyone

Short Answer Questions

1. In the author’s note about the text, he claims that “When writing this play, we used a technique I developed called” what?

2. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard was admitted to the hospital in critical condition at approximately what time?

3. What two friends of Aaron McKinney does Stephen Belber describe meeting in Act 2?

4. According to Catherine Connolly in Act 2, the arraignment lasted how long?

5. When was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde published?

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