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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Scenes 12-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 10, what has Imelda Marcos accused of doing regarding her Film Center construction workers?
(a) Burying them under the foundations.
(b) Regularly sleeping with them.
(c) Refusing to pay them until work is completed.
(d) Refused to recognize their union.

2. What is the cafe of Scene 9 made up to look like?
(a) A teepee.
(b) A mobile home.
(c) A military barracks.
(d) A jeepney.

3. What is Avila on his way to when he is killed at the end of Act I?
(a) A protest.
(b) A meeting.
(c) His daughter's room.
(d) Church.

4. What type of frame for the narrative of the play is introduced in Scene 2?
(a) A radio show.
(b) A fable.
(c) A college history lesson.
(d) A Broadway musical.

5. What is Rio's father's new wife's claim to fame?
(a) She was runner-up in Miss Philippines pageant.
(b) She is Imelda Marcos's neice.
(c) She was an extra in the film of M*A*S*H.
(d) She is the second wealthiest woman in Manila.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Perlita doing at the beginning of Scene 13?

2. Whose books is Imelda Marcos said to have banned?

3. In Scene 5, why does Joey say he came to Studio 54?

4. What drink do the three women in Scene 14 share?

5. What morose, repetitive action is Fassbinder doing throughout Scene 17?

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