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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Catherine Connolly in Act 2, the arraignment lasted how long?
(a) 6 hours
(b) 2 hours
(c) 20 minutes
(d) 5 minutes

2. For how many hours was Matthew Shepard abandoned and tied to a fence before being discovered?
(a) 4 hours
(b) 18 hours
(c) 7 hours
(d) 23 hours

3. Who describes the day of Matthew Shepard’s funeral in the beginning of “Moment: Snow” in Act 3?
(a) Stephen Belber
(b) Aaron McKinney
(c) Matt Galloway
(d) Marge Murray

4. 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) Zackie Salmon
(b) Matt Mickelson
(c) Father Roger Schmit
(d) Andy Paris

5. The Judge states in Act 2 that the officers of the Laramie Police Department observed what inside of the truck of the suspects that belonged to the victim?
(a) A credit card
(b) A class ring
(c) A journal
(d) A hair comb

6. Who is described in the play as the first police officer on the scene when Matthew Shepard’s body was discovered?
(a) Aaron McKinney
(b) Marge Murray
(c) Philip Dubois
(d) Reggie Fluty

7. Who is the leader of the Mormon Church in Laramie in The Laramie Project?
(a) Dr. Cantway
(b) Doug Laws
(c) Reverend Fred Phelps
(d) Father Roger Schmit

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

9. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 1 says that there are no more what per capita in Wyoming than there are in New York, Florida, or California?
(a) Gays
(b) Bigots
(c) Murders
(d) Crime

10. What Laramie resident states in Act 2 that he believes the gay community took “this as an advantage, said this is a good time for us to exploit this”?
(a) Reverend Fred Phelps
(b) Gil Engen
(c) Father Roger Schmit
(d) Russell Henderson

11. Who was the judge that presided over the case of the State of Wyoming versus Aaron James McKinney?
(a) The Honorable Jacob F. Benson
(b) The Honorable Daniel R. Hughes
(c) The Honorable Barton R. Voigt
(d) The Honorable Frank T. Robinson

12. In “Moment: Vigils” of Act 2, the narrator states that how many people attended a vigil in Los Angeles for Matthew Shepard?
(a) 3,700
(b) 8,500
(c) 2,200
(d) 5,000

13. Who sets up a vigil as Matt lies dying in the hospital and is disappointed when other ministers in the town will not become involved?
(a) Philip Dubois
(b) Reverend Fred Phelps
(c) Father Roger Schmit
(d) Marge Murray

14. When was the Reverend Fred Phelps born?
(a) 1929
(b) 1953
(c) 1941
(d) 1916

15. Who states in “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, “I don’t believe that one person should be killed as redemption for his having killed another. Two wrongs don’t make a right.”?
(a) Father Roger Schmit
(b) Matt Galloway
(c) Dr. Cantway
(d) Reverend Fred Phelps

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, the Narrator says that it had been how long since the day that Matthew Shepard died that the trial of Aaron James McKinney began?

2. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of aggravated robbery?

3. Where was the trial of Russell Henderson held?

4. 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?

5. Who says, “So when they used “gay panic” as their defense, I felt, this is good, if nothing else the truth is going to be told … the truth is coming out” in “Moment: Gay Panic” of Act 3?

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