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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. Who is described as the chief investigating officer in the case of Matthew Shepard’s murder in “Moment: Seeing Matthew” of Act 2?
(a) Detective Rob DeBree
(b) Chief Maxwell Southerland
(c) Commander Thomas Rodgers
(d) Sergeant Mark Thompson

2. What refers to a type of editorial bias in mass media in which events and topics in news stories and pieces are over-hyped to increase viewership or readership numbers?
(a) Sensationalism
(b) Moralism
(c) Politicism
(d) Dramatism

3. Who discovered the body of Matthew Shepard?
(a) Aaron Kreifels
(b) Sherry Johnson
(c) Lucy Thompson
(d) Jon Peacock

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

5. Who was the judge that presided over the case of the State of Wyoming versus Aaron James McKinney?
(a) The Honorable Barton R. Voigt
(b) The Honorable Jacob F. Benson
(c) The Honorable Daniel R. Hughes
(d) The Honorable Frank T. Robinson

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the recipient of the email in “Moment: E-Mail” in Act 2?

2. Who submits a statement to the court as the grandmother of Russell Henderson in “Moment: Russell Henderson” of Act 3?

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the genre of docudrama defined?

2. How is the trial of Aaron McKinney described in Act 3? What verdict does the jury find?

3. In the past, legislative attempts to define hate crimes have sparked national debate. Should the definitions include crimes committed against disabled people or people of different nationalities?

4. What historical incident sparked the gay-rights movement in the United States?

5. What is the Society for Human Rights? When was it established?

6. What question is left open-ended regarding the murder of Matthew Shepard in the play?

7. What internal conflict is illustrated in the character of Dennis Shepard in Act 3?

8. What external conflicts are established among the citizens of Laramie in the play?

9. What statement does Matthew Shepard’s father make in Aaron McKinney’s sentencing?

10. How does Act 2 begin? What is the subject of the first interviews?

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