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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer 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?

2. What did Matthew Shepard choose to major in at college?

3. In what year was The Laramie Project first performed in Laramie, Wyoming, according to the author of the Introduction?

4. What did the sign at the Wyoming border say when the Tectonic Theater Project members first arrived, according to Greg Pierotti in Act 1?

5. It was February of what year that Matthew Shepard was beaten and raped during a high school trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where was Moisés Kaufman from? When did he enter the theater?

2. What awards has Moisés Kaufman won in the United States?

3. When and where did The Laramie Project premiere?

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

5. Who makes statements in “Moment: Finding Matthew Shepard”?

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

7. When in “Moment: A Definition” does the tone of Act 1 begin to change? How?

8. How was Matthew Shepard discovered? Where was he taken?

9. Where did Matthew Shepard die? Who was charged with his murder?

10. What does Rebecca Hilliker relate about her students in Act 1’s “Moment: Rebecca Hilliker”?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and analyze character list of The Laramie Project. How many of the characters in the play are actual residents of Laramie? Who are the Tectonic Theater Project members? How are the characters described?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the work of Moisés Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project. How long has this theatrical company been established? What are its objectives? How does their work differ from other contemporary theater companies?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the events leading to the Tectonic Theater Project’s travels to Laramie, Wyoming. What connection did Kaufman have to Wyoming? How did he hear the news of Matthew Shepard’s death? What did the company members think of the trip?

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