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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first police officer who arrived on the scene and attempted to save Matthew Shepard was informed a few days later that Matthew was positive for what?
(a) Drugs
(b) Cancer
(c) HIV
(d) Bird Flu

2. 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) 7 months
(b) 2 years
(c) 10 months
(d) 1 year

3. What resident of Laramie states that “As a lesbian I was more concerned for my safety” in “Moment: Live and Let Live” of Act 2?
(a) Zackie Salmon
(b) Marge Murray
(c) Lucy Thompson
(d) Rebecca Hilliker

4. The Judge states in Act 2 that the officers of the Laramie Police Department observed what inside of the truck of the suspects that belonged to the victim?
(a) A journal
(b) A class ring
(c) A hair comb
(d) A credit card

5. 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) 3 weeks
(b) 12 hours
(c) 1 day
(d) 4 days

6. What Laramie resident describes being recorded for Hard Copy in Act 2?
(a) Doc O’Connor
(b) Aaron McKinney
(c) Aaron Kreifels
(d) Romaine Patterson

7. Who is the recipient of the email in “Moment: E-Mail” in Act 2?
(a) Dennis Shepard
(b) Philip Dubois
(c) Tiffany Edwards
(d) Marge Murray

8. In “Moment: The Essential Facts” in Act 2, the Newspaperperson states that who are being charged with the brutal beating of Matthew Shepard?
(a) Aaron James McKinney and Russell Arthur Henderson
(b) Russell Arthur Henderson and Philip Mitchell Dubois
(c) Philip Mitchell Dubois and Aaron James McKinney
(d) Philip Mitchell Dubois and Jim Robert Geringer

9. In “Moment: Live and Let Live” from Act 2, Sergeant Hing says that Laramie has “one of the most vocal populations of” what in the state?
(a) Gay people
(b) Bigots
(c) College students
(d) Women

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) Guilty
(b) The Fifth Amendment
(c) Not guilty
(d) Not guilty by reason of insanity

11. Who says, “So when they used “gay panic” as their defense, I felt, this is good, if nothing else the truth is going to be told … the truth is coming out” in “Moment: Gay Panic” of Act 3?
(a) Rebecca Hilliker
(b) Amanda Gronich
(c) Jedadiah Schultz
(d) Matt Galloway

12. Who says in “Moment: Epilogue” of Act 3, “On our last trip, I had the good fortune of seeing Jedadiah Schultz play the role of Prior in Angels in America”?
(a) Tiffany Edwards
(b) Aaron Kreifels
(c) Dennis Shepard
(d) Andy Paris

13. Who was the CEO of the Poudre Valley Hospital at the time of Matthew Shepard’s murder?
(a) Rulon Stacey
(b) Harry Woods
(c) Doug Laws
(d) Matt Galloway

14. 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) Down by the river
(b) The poor side of town
(c) Out in the woods
(d) Up on the bluffs

15. Who sets up a vigil as Matt lies dying in the hospital and is disappointed when other ministers in the town will not become involved?
(a) Marge Murray
(b) Philip Dubois
(c) Reverend Fred Phelps
(d) Father Roger Schmit

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Reverend Fred Phelps born?

2. What verdict did the jury reach in the case of Aaron McKinney for the charge of first-degree felony murder (kidnapping)?

3. Who is described as the chief investigating officer in the case of Matthew Shepard’s murder in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2?

4. In “Moment: Aaron McKinney” of Act 3, who is played in a tape recording questioning Aaron McKinney?

5. Russell Henderson’s Mormon Home Teacher claims to have known Russell’s family for how long in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?

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