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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 1 says “It’s a tough business, as Matt Shepard knew, as his friends all knew, to be gay in” what?
(a) Cowboy country
(b) Yellowstone country
(c) Teton country
(d) God’s country

2. Who is described as being the president of the University of Wyoming in Act 1?
(a) Rob DeBree
(b) Philip Dubois
(c) Catherine Connolly
(d) Amanda Gronich

3. What refers to a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers?
(a) Sensationalism
(b) Dramatism
(c) Moralism
(d) Politicism

4. What Laramie resident describes being recorded for Hard Copy in Act 2?
(a) Aaron McKinney
(b) Romaine Patterson
(c) Aaron Kreifels
(d) Doc O’Connor

5. What does Barbara Pitts say the first thing to welcome them was when they arrived in Laramie in Act 1?
(a) A protest
(b) A rodeo
(c) Wal-Mart
(d) A Ferrari dealership

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author in the Introduction, we live in an age when what mediums are “constantly redefining and refining their tools”?

2. Who is described in the play as the first police officer on the scene when Matthew Shepard’s body was discovered?

3. In “Moment: The Essential Facts” in Act 2, the Newspaperperson states that who are being charged with the brutal beating of Matthew Shepard?

4. What resident of Laramie states that “As a lesbian I was more concerned for my safety” in “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2?

5. Catherine Connolly states in Act 2 that there were probably about how many people from town at the arraignment?

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