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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Phaedra's Love, Scenes 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ian says in Scene 2 of "Blasted" that who kills children like Cate's brother?
(a) The United States Army.
(b) The mob.
(c) The ethnic militants.
(d) The police.

2. When Cate passes out in Scene 2 of "Blasted", Ian masturbates while doing what?
(a) Praying.
(b) Pointing his gun at her.
(c) Chewing gum.
(d) Watching a hockey game.

3. Who is a violent racist tabloid reporter in "Blasted"?
(a) Ian.
(b) Phaedra.
(c) Shaun.
(d) Hippolytus.

4. Hippolytus cannot remember the last time he did what in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Received a gift.
(b) Went to the races.
(c) Left the castle.
(d) Called his mother.

5. Estimates of the numbers of women raped during the Bosnian War range between what?
(a) 70,000-80,000.
(b) 2,000-5,000.
(c) 20,000-50,000.
(d) 7,000-8,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was "Blasted" first performed?

2. What does Ian do for Cate when she is aching in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

3. What is Ian doing in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

4. When talking to the soldier in Scene 3 of "Blasted", Ian claims not to be English but what?

5. What does the doctor say Hippolytus needs to do in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?

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