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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the girlfriend of Aaron McKinney at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder?
(a) Kristen Price
(b) Catherine Connolly
(c) Romaine Patterson
(d) Rebecca Hilliker

2. Leigh Fondakowski has been a member of Tectonic Theater Project since what year?
(a) 1995
(b) 2004
(c) 1998
(d) 2001

3. In “Moment: Aaron McKinney” of Act 3, who is played in a tape recording questioning Aaron McKinney?
(a) Father Roger Schmit
(b) Jim Geringer
(c) Greg Pierotti
(d) Sergeant Rob DeBree

4. When was the Reverend Fred Phelps born?
(a) 1916
(b) 1929
(c) 1953
(d) 1941

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

6. In “Moment: A Death Penalty Case” of Act 3, the Narrator says that it had been how long since the day that Matthew Shepard died that the trial of Aaron James McKinney began?
(a) 2 years
(b) 7 months
(c) 10 months
(d) 1 year

7. Who was the bartender at the Fireside Bar on the night that Matthew Shepard was killed?
(a) Russell Henderson
(b) Matt Galloway
(c) Andy Paris
(d) Aaron Kreifels

8. Sergeant Hing claims that the Laramie Police had apprehended the suspects in Matthew Shepard’s beating and murder in less than how much time in Act 2?
(a) 12 hours
(b) 4 days
(c) 3 weeks
(d) 1 day

9. 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”?
(a) Reverend Fred Phelps
(b) Father Roger Schmit
(c) Russell Henderson
(d) Gil Engen

10. According to the Narrator in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” in Act 2, both of the murder suspects pled how to the charges against them?
(a) The Fifth Amendment
(b) Not guilty by reason of insanity
(c) Not guilty
(d) Guilty

11. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard states that she had been building a lean-to for what animals, causing open cuts on her hands in Act 2?
(a) Sheep
(b) Cows
(c) Llamas
(d) Chickens

12. Who decided to organize a group of individuals to assemble around the Westboro Baptist Church protesters dressed as angels at the trial of Russell Henderson?
(a) Marge Murray
(b) Romaine Patterson
(c) Harry Woods
(d) Rob DeBree

13. In “Moment: Gay Panic” of Act 3, who says, “When that defense team argued that McKinney did what he did because Matthew made a pass at him … I just wanted to vomit, because that’s like saying that it’s okay.”?
(a) Reggie Fluty
(b) Zackie Salmon
(c) Greg Pierotti
(d) Matt Galloway

14. In “Moment: Dennis Shepard’s Statement” of Act 3, the Narrator states that who were approached by McKinney’s defense team, pleading for their client’s life?
(a) Dennis Shepard’s siblings
(b) Dennis Shepard’s coworkers
(c) Matthew Shepard’s grandparents
(d) Matthew Shepard’s parents

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In “Moment: Jury Selection” of Act 3, who claims, “As soon as they started jury selection, you know, everybody was coming into my shop with ‘I don’t want to be on this trial’”?

2. What is the name of Romaine Patterson’s sister in The Laramie Project?

3. Rulon Stacey states in “Moment: Medical Update” in Act 2 that Matthew Shepard’s major injuries upon arrival at the hospital consisted of a skull fracture and what?

4. 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?

5. Who is described in the play as the first police officer on the scene when Matthew Shepard’s body was discovered?

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