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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Marat's rant in Scene 9, where does he say the Parisian hypocrites where the crown?
(a) Their caps.
(b) Their hose.
(c) Their underwear.
(d) Their hearts.

2. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

3. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?
(a) Give up.
(b) Speak.
(c) Bleed.
(d) Fight.

4. What part of Corday's body does the Salesman admire in the dagger-purchasing mime?
(a) Her hair.
(b) Her bosom.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her buttocks.

5. Who anxiously follows behind Marat while the patients carry him on their shoulders in Scene 5?
(a) Coulmier.
(b) Corday.
(c) Sade.
(d) Simone.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Singers say they will impart the words they cannot speak freely?

2. Which of the following is not an example Coulmier offers of the Church assisting the poor?

3. What color is Corday's hair?

4. What doe the Singers complain still goes on in secret at the end of Scene 24?

5. Which character's name does the Chorus chant in unison during Scene 7?

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