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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "lurid star" under which the Herald says Sade came to the asylum?
(a) Madness.
(b) Resistence.
(c) Passion.
(d) Notoriety.

2. From what French town does Corday reside?
(a) Paris.
(b) Burgundy.
(c) Cannes.
(d) Caen.

3. According to Corday's song in Scene 7, to what does Marat's way lead?
(a) Sewers and refuse.
(b) Mountains of dead.
(c) Rivers of blood.
(d) Eternal slavery.

4. In what year is The Marat/Sade set?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1793.

5. According to the Herald at the beginning of Scene 7, to what voice is Marat listening as he writes?
(a) Simone's voice.
(b) His fever's voice.
(c) God's voice.
(d) The people's voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Marat, what does one see everywhere one looks in 1793?

2. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?

3. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?

4. At the end of Scene 5, the Herald announces that unrest has been replace by what?

5. With what adjective does Coulmier describe the keepers of the asylum in Scene 2?

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