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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of first-degree felony murder (kidnapping)?
(a) Guilty
(b) Not guilty
(c) Not guilty by reason of insanity
(d) Mistrial

2. The Judge completes the arraignment in Act 2 by stating that “Said defendants left the victim” how?
(a) Unconscious
(b) Begging for his life
(c) Bleeding profusely
(d) Struggling to breathe

3. For how many hours was Matthew Shepard abandoned and tied to a fence before being discovered?
(a) 23 hours
(b) 18 hours
(c) 7 hours
(d) 4 hours

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

5. What is the name of Romaine Patterson’s sister in The Laramie Project?
(a) Trish Steger
(b) Tiffany Edwards
(c) Lucy Thompson
(d) Barbara Pitts

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Narrator in Act 3, the trial of Russell Henderson was to be what type of trial?

2. When did James Byrd, Jr. die?

3. 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”?

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

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

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