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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde published?
(a) 1983
(b) 1992
(c) 1997
(d) 1985

2. When was James Byrd, Jr. born?
(a) 1933
(b) 1949
(c) 1904
(d) 1920

3. On what date did the United States Congress pass the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act?
(a) December 29, 2007
(b) June 16, 2001
(c) May 3, 2004
(d) October 22, 2009

4. What Brecht essay does the author discuss in the Introduction?
(a) Guerrilla Theater
(b) Propaganda in Theater
(c) The Street Scene
(d) The Epic Theater

5. According to the author in the costuming and staging notes, The Laramie Project should be an event driven by what?
(a) Scenery
(b) Acting
(c) Lighting
(d) Costumes

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the trial of Russell Henderson held?

2. Angels in America is a play by what playwright?

3. 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?

4. Who discovered the body of Matthew Shepard?

5. 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”?

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