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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 has the crowd gathered to do in Scene 8 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Murder Hippolytus.
(b) Murder Strophe.
(c) Murder Theseus.
(d) Murder Phaedra.

2. What does Cate do when Ian invites her to breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Points his gun at him.
(b) Politely declined.
(c) Yells at him.
(d) Cries.

3. What is Hippolytus playing with in the opening of Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) A video game.
(b) A dog.
(c) A basketball.
(d) A remote-controlled car.

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

5. What does Ian ask Cate to find and give to him in Scene 4 of "Blasted"?
(a) A joint.
(b) Some bullets.
(c) His gun.
(d) A bottle of liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hippolytus realize Phaedra's accusation was to him in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"?

2. What does Hippolytus tell Phaedra will happen if they sleep together in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"?

3. Grace is whose twin sister in "Cleansed"?

4. Who does the soldier say raped and murdered his girlfriend?

5. When Cate passes out in Scene 2 of "Blasted", Ian masturbates while doing what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Sarah Kane's purpose in showing such graphic violence in "Blasted"?

2. What conversation takes place between Ian and Cate when they first arrive at the hotel in "Blasted"?

3. What does Cate do while Ian is in the bathroom in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?

4. How is Ian's job illustrated in Scene 1 of "Blasted"? What history between Ian and Cate is revealed through exposition?

5. What are Carl and Rod discussing in Scene 2 of "Cleansed"?

6. What is the central theme of "Phaedra's Love"?

7. How does Ian restrain Cate in the room in Scene 2 of "Blasted"? What does he say to make her stay?

8. What is the setting of "Blasted"? What characters enter in Scene 1?

9. What does Strophe tell Hippolytus when she enters in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

10. Describe the setting of "Phaedra's Love". Upon what play is the story based?

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