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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what theater did The Laramie Project first perform in New York?
(a) The Al Hirschfield Theatre
(b) The Union Square Theatre
(c) The St. James Theatre
(d) The Ethel Barrymore Theatre

2. Leigh Fondakowski has been a member of Tectonic Theater Project since what year?
(a) 2004
(b) 2001
(c) 1998
(d) 1995

3. Where is the Westboro Baptist Church based?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts
(b) Atlanta, Georgia
(c) St. Louis, Missouri
(d) Topeka, Kansas

4. Who is described as a “first-term Republican up for reelection” in Act 2?
(a) Jedadiah Schultz
(b) Jim Geringer
(c) Reverend Fred Phelps
(d) Doug Laws

5. Who states in “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, “Oh, I believe in the death penalty one hundred percent. You know, because I want to make sure that guy’s ass dies. This is one instance where I truly believe with all my heart an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”?
(a) Andy Paris
(b) Zackie Salmon
(c) Matt Mickelson
(d) Father Roger Schmit

Short Answer Questions

1. What Brecht essay does the author discuss in the Introduction?

2. Sergeant Hing claims that the Laramie Police had apprehended the suspects in Matthew Shepard’s beating and murder in less than how much time in Act 2?

3. The Reverend Fred Phelps claims in Act 3 that “God’s _____ is pure.”

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

5. What did the Welcome to Laramie sign say the population was when the Tectonic Theater Project members arrived, according to Barbara Pitts in Act 1?

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