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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Ian eat before dying in Scene 5 of "Blasted"?
(a) A cockroach.
(b) His breakfast.
(c) The baby.
(d) Cate's ear.
2. What is Cate doing in the opening of Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Walking.
(d) Working.
3. Who is the king in "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Hippolytus.
(b) Strophe.
(c) Phaedra.
(d) Theseus.
4. What does Hippolytus realize Phaedra's accusation was to him in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) The beginning of the end.
(b) The last straw.
(c) His surprise gift.
(d) A moment of revelation.
5. What does Cate do when Ian invites her to breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Yells at him.
(b) Politely declined.
(c) Points his gun at him.
(d) Cries.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was "Blasted" first performed?
2. When Hippolytus emerges in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love", Theseus kisses him and does what?
3. What does Phaedra enter with in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?
4. What does Ian ask Cate to find and give to him in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?
5. When was Sarah Kane born?
Short Essay Questions
1. How many works are included in Sarah Kane: Complete Plays? What themes tie the works together?
2. What is the setting of "Blasted"? What characters enter in Scene 1?
3. Where is the opening of "Cleansed" set? Who is in the first scene?
4. Describe the setting at the beginning of Scene 3 of "Blasted." What does the soldier ask Ian?
5. How does Hippolytus take on the role of protagonist in "Phaedra's Love"?
6. Describe the dynamic between Ian and Cate in Scene 1 of "Blasted." How are these characters different?
7. What does the public want to do to Hippolytus in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus reveal to Strophe?
8. Describe the setting of "Phaedra's Love". Upon what play is the story based?
9. Why does Phaedra consult a doctor about Hippolytus in Scene 2 of "Phaedra's Love"?
10. What is Ian's response when the soldier asks him to report his stories? What does the soldier then do?
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