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

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

3. 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) Sensationalism
(c) Dramatism
(d) Politicism

4. Who claims in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2, “Ultimately, no matter how you dice it, I did have an opportunity”?
(a) Harry Woods
(b) Matt Galloway
(c) Rob DeBree
(d) Dennis Shepard

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?
(a) Matt Galloway
(b) Amanda Gronich
(c) Jedadiah Schultz
(d) Rebecca Hilliker

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. 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?

3. Who submits a statement to the court as the grandmother of Russell Henderson in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?

4. What does the Judge say is the recommended sentence for the crime of Russell Henderson in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?

5. For what newspaper does Kerry Drake report in The Laramie Project?

Short Essay Questions

1. What external conflicts are established among the citizens of Laramie in the play?

2. What internal conflict does Jedadiah present in “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2?

3. How does Kaufman use juxtaposition to create emotion in the audience in Act 2?

4. How is The Laramie Project structured?

5. What internal conflicts are evident in the citizens of Laramie in the play?

6. In the past, legislative attempts to define hate crimes have sparked national debate. Should the definitions include crimes committed against disabled people or people of different nationalities?

7. What question is left open-ended regarding the murder of Matthew Shepard in the play?

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

9. How is the phrase “Live and let live” used for contrast in the play?

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

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