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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Cleansed, Scenes 1-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the soldier demands that Ian, as a journalist, report the atrocities he has told him in "Blasted", what does Ian reply?
(a) He doesn't have the courage.
(b) The soldier is a liar.
(c) He's not a war correspondent.
(d) Not unless he is paid.

2. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus that Phaedra has accused him of in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Arson.
(b) Murder.
(c) Rape.
(d) Theft.

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

4. What happens to Ian's eyes in "Blasted"?
(a) The soldier stomps them into the carpet.
(b) The soldier eats them.
(c) The soldier throws them out the window.
(d) The soldier flushes them down the toilet.

5. How did Phaedra die in "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phaedra eventually tell Hippolytus in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?

2. In Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus riles the crowd by suggesting that Hippolytus may be what?

3. What does Ian do to quiet Cate from begging him not to answer the door in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

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

5. What is Ian drinking in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

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