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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the essay by Bertolt Brecht discussed in the Introduction to The Laramie Project, the author describes a model based upon “an eyewitness demonstrating to a collection of people how” what took place?
(a) A rainbow
(b) A murder
(c) A fire
(d) A traffic accident

2. It was February of what year that Matthew Shepard was beaten and raped during a high school trip?
(a) 1983
(b) 1991
(c) 1988
(d) 1995

3. Where does April Silva say she grew up in Act 1?
(a) Boise, Idaho
(b) Tacoma, Washington
(c) Cody, Wyoming
(d) Minot, North Dakota

4. Angels in America is a play by what playwright?
(a) Nilo Cruz
(b) Tony Kushner
(c) Scott McMorrow
(d) Thornton Wilder

5. The president of the University of Wyoming states that he lets his children play out at night until what time in Act 1?
(a) 11 p.m.
(b) 9 p.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 8:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bertolt Brecht was a part of a theatrical movement called what?

2. In Detective Sergeant Hing’s interview in Act 1, Hing states that his family is what generation in Laramie, Wyoming?

3. The author of the Introduction to The Laramie Project writes: “There are moments in history when a particular event brings the various ideologies and beliefs prevailing in a culture into sharp focus. At these junctures event becomes a” what, of sorts?

4. Where was Oscar Wilde born?

5. Where was the poet, playwright and director Bertolt Brecht born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Doc O’Connor remark about the gay population in Laramie in Act 1?

2. What did Moisés Kaufman hope to capture from the residents in Laramie, Wyoming?

3. What does Jedadiah Schultz relate about the play Angels in America in Act 1?

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

5. Describe Moisés Kaufman. How is he involved with the Tectonic Theater Project?

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

7. When and where did The Laramie Project premiere?

8. What is related in “Moment: A Scarf” in Act 1?

9. How does Moisés Kaufman’s homeland view his works?

10. What is related in “Moment: The Fireside” in Act 1?

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