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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love" take place?
(a) Inside of the jail.
(b) Outside of the court.
(c) Outside of the jail.
(d) Inside of the court.

2. What does Ian do for Cate when she is aching in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Gives her a joint.
(b) Mixes her a drink.
(c) Gives her sleeping pills.
(d) Draws her a bath.

3. How many plays did Sarah Kane complete in her lifetime?
(a) 2.
(b) 13.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

4. Where does the soldier urinate in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) On the bed.
(b) In the toilet.
(c) On Ian.
(d) On the table.

5. How did Sarah Kane die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Execution.
(c) Car accident.
(d) Suicide.

6. Who is the king in "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Theseus.
(b) Strophe.
(c) Phaedra.
(d) Hippolytus.

7. Who is a drug dealer and doctor, and he is the commander of the university and concentration camp in "Cleansed"?
(a) Carl.
(b) Graham.
(c) Tinker.
(d) Rod.

8. How does Theseus die in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) He drowns.
(b) Cuts his own throat.
(c) A heart attack.
(d) An angry mob kills him.

9. Where was "Blasted" first performed?
(a) The Royal Court Theatre Upstairs.
(b) Ed Sullivan Theater.
(c) Ambassador Theatre Downstairs.
(d) The Apollo Theatre.

10. In Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus riles the crowd by suggesting that Hippolytus may be what?
(a) A god.
(b) Acquitted.
(c) Made king.
(d) Innocent.

11. What does Hippolytus blow his nose on in Scene 1 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A dirty sock.
(c) Toilet paper.
(d) A shirt.

12. Who deduces that Phaedra is in love with Hippolytus in Scene 3 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Strophe.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Lena.

13. What does Cate do when Ian invites her to breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Politely declined.
(b) Cries.
(c) Points his gun at him.
(d) Yells at him.

14. How is Phaedra related to Hippoytus in "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) She is his stepmother.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She is his mother.
(d) She is his aunt.

15. How many screenplays did Sarah Kane write?
(a) 5.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Estimates of the numbers of women raped during the Bosnian War range between what?

2. What does Ian do after he and Cate arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?

3. What does Tinker tell Grace the university did with Graham's clothing after he died in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"?

4. Where does Scene 4 of "Cleansed" take place?

5. Who does the soldier say raped and murdered his girlfriend?

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