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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When talking to the soldier in Scene 3 of "Blasted", Ian claims not to be English but what?
(a) Welsh.
(b) Russian.
(c) Polish.
(d) Irish.

2. What does Cate do after fainting in "Blasted"?
(a) Laughs hysterically.
(b) Eats some food.
(c) Takes a nap.
(d) Has a drink.

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

4. What does Tinker do after putting Grace to bed in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"?
(a) Has sex with her.
(b) Uses heroin with her.
(c) Spanks her.
(d) Handcuffs her.

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

6. What does Hippolytus realize Phaedra's accusation was to him in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) His surprise gift.
(b) A moment of revelation.
(c) The beginning of the end.
(d) The last straw.

7. What does Cate report about Leeds in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?
(a) It has been taken by soldiers.
(b) Everyone there had been killed.
(c) It was still resisting the soldiers.
(d) It was burned to the ground.

8. What is Cate doing in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Walking.
(c) Working.
(d) Sleeping.

9. What does the priest perform in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Fellatio.
(b) Last rites.
(c) Communion.
(d) A dance.

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

11. When was Sarah Kane born?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1971.

12. When did the Bosnian War begin?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1992.

13. When was the play "Blasted" first performed?
(a) 1995.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1993.

14. What is Ian doing in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Reading the paper.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Watching television.
(d) Sleeping.

15. What excuse does Ian give for not calling Cate in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) His phone is bugged by the government.
(b) He lost his phone.
(c) He was out of town.
(d) He had to work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cate tell Ian is not the end of the world in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?

2. What does Ian ask Cate when he begins eating breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

3. Who is being beaten in Scene 4 of "Cleansed"?

4. What does Cate do when Ian invites her to breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

5. When Hippolytus emerges in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus kisses him and does what?

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