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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who stops Corday from prematurely murdering Marat in Scene 9?
(a) Simone.
(b) A sister.
(c) Sade.
(d) Coulmier.

2. At the end of Scene 11, where does Corday imagine she is?
(a) On the execution scaffold.
(b) In heaven.
(c) At Marat's lodging.
(d) In Caen.

3. What does the Herald people are in 1808 that they were not in 1793?
(a) Enlightened.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Complacent.
(d) Civilized.

4. Who does the Herald signal in Scene 3?
(a) Sade.
(b) Marat.
(c) The Orchestra.
(d) The Male Nurses.

5. At the end of Scene 28, the Singers complain that Marat's writings have done what to France?
(a) Set it ablaze.
(b) Covered it in blood.
(c) Weakened it irreparably.
(d) Confused its people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the forbidden word that that Duperret says France is speaking at the end of Scene 17?

2. In what year is The Marat/Sade set?

3. According to Marat in Scene 27, what has the Minister of War sold to France's enemies?

4. What action is Simone performing at the beginning of Scene 3?

5. What two omnipresent groups represent the asylum security throughout the play?

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