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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Moment work
(b) Thought work
(c) Truth work
(d) Reflection work

2. On what date did the United States Congress pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act?
(a) December 29, 2007
(b) June 16, 2001
(c) May 3, 2004
(d) October 22, 2009

3. In Detective Sergeant Hing’s interview in Act 1, Hing states that his grandparents moved to Laramie, Wyoming, when?
(a) Early 1900s
(b) Mid 1800s
(c) Mid 1700s
(d) Late 1800s

4. Where does April Silva say she grew up in Act 1?
(a) Boise, Idaho
(b) Cody, Wyoming
(c) Minot, North Dakota
(d) Tacoma, Washington

5. What sect leader was killed in the Waco siege?
(a) Charles Manson
(b) David Koresh
(c) Jim Jones
(d) Robert Edwards

Short Answer Questions

1. When did James Byrd, Jr. die?

2. What did Matthew Shepard choose to major in at college?

3. When did Bertolt Brecht die?

4. Where was Oscar Wilde born?

5. Who in Act 1 says, “It’s hard to talk about Laramie now, to tell you what Laramie is, for us”?

(see the answer key)

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