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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. Where is the hotel room in which "Blasted" takes place?
(a) Warsaw, Poland.
(b) Leeds, England.
(c) Barcelona, Spain.
(d) Rome, Italy.

2. What does Hippolytus accuse the priest of in Scene 6 of "Phaedra's Love"?
(a) Molestation.
(b) Stealing.
(c) Being a heretic.
(d) Hypocrisy.

3. What does the soldier do after taking Ian's gun in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) Disappears.
(b) Eats his breakfast.
(c) Drinks several cups of coffee.
(d) Shoots Ian with it.

4. What does Ian ask Cate when he begins eating breakfast in Scene 2 of "Blasted"?
(a) To stay another day.
(b) To never speak to him again.
(c) For oral sex.
(d) For money.

5. What does Graham ask Tinker to do in Scene 1 of "Cleansed"?
(a) Kill somebody.
(b) Give him an overdose.
(c) Move away with him.
(d) Give him oral sex.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Scene 3 of "Cleansed" take place?

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

4. Robin tells Grace he is trying to become stable to return where in Scene 3 of "Cleansed"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the focus of "Blasted" following the soldier's suicide?

4. What does the public want to do to Hippolytus in Scene 5 of "Phaedra's Love"? What does Hippolytus reveal to Strophe?

5. What is the symbolic and thematic center of "Cleansed"?

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

7. Who breaks into the hotel room in Scene 2 of "Blasted"? What does he do?

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

9. What does Phaedra tell Hippolytus in Scene 4 of "Phaedra's Love"? What is his response?

10. Where is the opening of "Cleansed" set? Who is in the first scene?

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