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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 3 says that Laramie “bills itself as Wyoming’s” what?
(a) Philosophy center
(b) Social hub
(c) Hometown
(d) Conscience

2. What two friends of Aaron McKinney does Stephen Belber describe meeting in Act 2?
(a) Melissa and Samantha
(b) Karen and Katie
(c) Rebecca and Laura
(d) Shannon and Jen

3. 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?
(a) Yellowstone country
(b) God’s country
(c) Cowboy country
(d) Teton country

4. The Reverend Fred Phelps claims in Act 3 that “God’s _____ is pure.”
(a) Intuition
(b) Hatred
(c) Love
(d) Forgiveness

5. What refers to a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers?
(a) Moralism
(b) Dramatism
(c) Politicism
(d) Sensationalism

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the term that was used to refer to the individuals who dressed as angels and assembled around the Westboro Baptist Church protesters at the trial of Russell Henderson?

2. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2, who says “Well, it’s preached in schools that being gay is okay”?

3. 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?

4. Who was the judge that presided over the case of the State of Wyoming versus Aaron James McKinney?

5. Who is described as Matthew Shepard’s academic adviser in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is remarked in the play about the publicity of the Matthew Shepard murder case?

2. How is prejudice defined? What role does it play in The Laramie Project?

3. What is the Society for Human Rights? When was it established?

4. What is the objective of the Reverend Fred Phelps in the play?

5. What sentencing does Russell Henderson receive in Act 3?

6. What interspersed speeches appear in Act 2? What scene follows the first speech?

7. How does Romaine Patterson respond to the Reverend Fred Phelps in Act 3?

8. How have the rights of homosexuals changed in the past 50 years?

9. What takes place in the beginning of Act 3?

10. What statement does Matthew Shepard’s father make in Aaron McKinney’s sentencing?

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