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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what room of the asylum does the play take place?
(a) Coulmier's lodging.
(b) The refractory.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The bathhouse.

2. To what does the Herald compare Marat's skin in Scene 4?
(a) Iron.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Wood.
(d) Mud.

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. Who accompanies Coulmier when he enters the stage?
(a) Sade.
(b) His family.
(c) Various nobles.
(d) A priest.

5. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?
(a) Simone.
(b) Coulmier's Wife.
(c) Corday.
(d) Rossignol.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what affliction does the actress playing Corday suffer?

2. What apologia does Coulmier make in his Scene 2 speech?

3. From what French town does Corday reside?

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

5. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?

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