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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. What has Romaine Patterson discovered she is going to be honored by in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3?
(a) The Laramie Police Department
(b) The White House
(c) The Anti-Defamation League
(d) The Wyoming National Guard

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

3. In “Moment: The Gem City of the Plains” from Act 2, Newsperson 2 says that “Aaron McKinney and his friend Russell Henderson came from” where?
(a) Out in the woods
(b) Up on the bluffs
(c) The poor side of town
(d) Down by the river

4. For what television network did Moisés Kaufman adapt and direct The Laramie Project?
(a) CNN
(b) PBS
(c) HBO
(d) ABC

5. The Wyoming governor in Act 2 states, “I would like to urge the people of Wyoming against overreacting in a way that gives one group” what?
(a) Religious authority
(b) Absolute power
(c) Enforcement abilities
(d) Special rights over others

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says in “Moment: Departure” of Act 3, “And I will speak with you, I will trust that if you write a play of this, that you say it right. You need to do your best to say it correct”?

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

3. Romaine Patterson claims in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3 that in the past year she has changed her major and will be studying what?

4. 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?

5. 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”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What internal conflict is illustrated in the character of Dennis Shepard in Act 3?

4. What characters represent the theme of prejudice in The Laramie Project?

5. 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?

6. What historical incident sparked the gay-rights movement in the United States?

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

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

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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