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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard’s major injuries upon arrival at the hospital consisted of a skull fracture and what?
(a) An amputated arm
(b) Gunshot wounds
(c) Hypothermia
(d) Lung collapse

2. In the author’s note about the text, he claims that “When writing this play, we used a technique I developed called” what?
(a) Thought work
(b) Moment work
(c) Truth work
(d) Reflection work

3. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard was informed a few days later that Matthew was positive for what?
(a) Bird Flu
(b) Drugs
(c) Cancer
(d) HIV

4. According to the author in the costuming and staging notes, The Laramie Project should be an event driven by what?
(a) Lighting
(b) Acting
(c) Scenery
(d) Costumes

5. When was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde published?
(a) 1997
(b) 1983
(c) 1985
(d) 1992

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: The Essential Facts” in Act 2, the Newspaperperson states that the focus is on what courthouse?

2. Who is described as a “first-term Republican up for reelection” in Act 2?

3. Who was the bartender at the Fireside Bar on the night that Matthew Shepard was killed?

4. 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?

5. Who says, “Stewardship is one thing all out ancestors taught us” in Act 1?

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