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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde published?

2. In what year was Matthew Shepard murdered?

3. What does Barbara Pitts say the first thing to welcome them was when they arrived in Laramie in Act 1?

4. Whose mother worked in a roundhouse, according to the narrative in Act 1?

5. What is the name of Matthew Shepard’s younger brother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the research begin on The Laramie Project? What role did the members of the theater company play?

2. How are the religious views in Laramie depicted in “Moment: The Word” in Act 1?

3. Who speaks in the introduction to Act 1? What is established in this opening?

4. What is the text of The Laramie Project based upon the transcripts of?

5. What does Rebecca Hilliker relate about her students in Act 1’s “Moment: Rebecca Hilliker”?

6. Where was Moisés Kaufman from? When did he enter the theater?

7. How do the townspeople of Laramie describe Matthew Shepard in Act 1?

8. What does Marge Murray say about bias and prejudice within Laramie in Act 1?

9. When and where did The Laramie Project premiere?

10. When was The Laramie Project adapted to film? Where was it first presented?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss how contrast and juxtaposition are used as tools in Epic Theater. In what ways did Brecht employ these elements? How does his use compare to the use of juxtaposition in The Laramie Project?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the work of Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. How long has this theatrical company been established? What are its objectives? How does their work differ from other contemporary theater companies?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the contemporary setting of Laramie, Wyoming. How many residents are there in Laramie? How does it relate to other cities and towns in America? What are the demographics of the town? What is the nearest “big city” to Laramie?

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