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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the girlfriend of Russell Henderson at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder?
(a) Sherry Johnson
(b) Rebecca Hilliker
(c) Chastity Pasley
(d) Tiffany Edwards

2. Who interviews Detective Sergeant Hing in the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Matt Mickelson
(b) Harry Woods
(c) Greg Pierotti
(d) Philip Dubois

3. In the essay by Bertolt Brecht discussed in the Introduction to The Laramie Project, the author describes a model based upon “an eyewitness demonstrating to a collection of people how” what took place?
(a) A fire
(b) A traffic accident
(c) A rainbow
(d) A murder

4. When was James Byrd, Jr. born?
(a) 1933
(b) 1904
(c) 1920
(d) 1949

5. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” from Act 2, Sergeant Hing says that Laramie has “one of the most vocal populations of” what in the state?
(a) College students
(b) Bigots
(c) Women
(d) Gay people

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. On what date did the United States Congress pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act?

4. According to the author in the Introduction, every project Tectonic Theater Project undertakes as a company has two objectives. What is the first?

5. Who was the CEO of the Poudre Valley Hospital at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder?

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