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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction and Author’s Note.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Bertolt Brecht die?
(a) 1916
(b) 1997
(c) 1956
(d) 1933

3. When was Bertolt Brecht born?
(a) 1948
(b) 1898
(c) 1854
(d) 1933

4. Who developed the original music for the premiere production of The Laramie Project?
(a) Doug Laws
(b) Peter Golub
(c) Harry Woods
(d) Stephen Belber

5. In what year was Matthew Shepard murdered?
(a) 1992
(b) 1998
(c) 1995
(d) 2001

Short Answer Questions

1. It was February of what year that Matthew Shepard was beaten and raped during a high school trip?

2. Where was Matthew Shepard beaten and raped during a high school trip, causing him to experience depression and panic attacks?

3. When was Oscar Wilde born?

4. In the course of the authors’ travels to Laramie, Wyoming, they conducted more than how many interviews according to the author of the Introduction?

5. Who wrote Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde?

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