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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Dogeaters, what national event is about to happen in Manila?
(a) Philippine Independence Day.
(b) Imelda Marcos' birthday.
(c) Manila International Film Festival.
(d) Ferdinand Marcos' Golden Jubillee.

2. Who do Rio and Pucha gossip about in Scene 9?
(a) A new sex show in Manila.
(b) Harrison Ford.
(c) Imelda Marcos.
(d) Daisy Avila.

3. What is the NPA?
(a) An insurgent group.
(b) The loyalist political party.
(c) The premier Philippine film school.
(d) A trade workers' union.

4. What do Nestor and Barbara promise about the plot in Scene 2?
(a) Love will blossom.
(b) Everyone will be okay.
(c) Someone will die.
(d) The Marcos regime will fall.

5. Whose books is Imelda Marcos said to have banned?
(a) De Gaulle's.
(b) Those of former Philippine leaders.
(c) Avila's.
(d) Marx's.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Nestor Noralez and Barbara Villanueva?

2. At the beginning of the play, what is being built in Manila?

3. In Scene 11, what does Imelda promise about her film festival?

4. What is the name of Nestor and Barbara's melodrama?

5. What did Mallat measure during his time in the Philippines?

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