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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following groups is not one lambasted by the singers of Scene 5?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Priests.
(c) Generals.
(d) Aristocrats.

2. According to Marat, what does one see everywhere one looks in 1793?
(a) His portrait.
(b) Squalor.
(c) Corpses.
(d) Corruption.

3. What two omnipresent groups represent the asylum security throughout the play?
(a) Sisters and Doctors.
(b) Male Nurses and Doctors.
(c) Sisters and Male Nurses.
(d) Sisters and Priests.

4. According to Marat in Scene 11, where did the aristocrats allow the poor to die slowly?
(a) The churches.
(b) Their homes.
(c) The workshops.
(d) The streets.

5. What is Coulmier's official position?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Monsignor.
(c) Ambassador from the Emperor.
(d) Director of the Asylum.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?

3. What mental affliction does the actor playing Marat have?

4. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?

5. Where does Corday tell Simone that Marat's enemies are gathering in Scene 9?

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