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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. What refers to a type of journalism that presents little or no legitimate well-researched news and instead uses eye-catching headlines to sell more newspapers?
(a) Red journalism.
(b) White journalism.
(c) Blue journalism.
(d) Yellow journalism.

2. In Scene 2 of "Blasted", Ian attempts to hide Cate from the soldier, but the soldier says he can smell what?
(a) Sex.
(b) Gunpowder.
(c) Food.
(d) Smoke.

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

4. When did the Bosnian War end?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1997.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1995.

5. What does the soldier do with Ian's gun in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?
(a) Shoots himself.
(b) Shoots Cate.
(c) Shoots Ian.
(d) Rapes Ian with it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the soldier do after raping and torturing Ian in "Blasted"?

2. When the soldier demands that Ian, as a journalist, report the atrocities he has told him in "Blasted", what does Ian reply?

3. What does Ian ask Cate to find and give to him in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?

4. What does the soldier demand from Ian when he awakes in Scene 3 of "Blasted"?

5. When was the play "Blasted" first performed?

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