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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?
(a) Two sisters.
(b) Sade.
(c) Two male nurses.
(d) Marat.

3. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?
(a) Muscle tension.
(b) Leprosy.
(c) A fever.
(d) Depression.

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

5. In what French town is the play's asylum located?
(a) Lille.
(b) Charenton.
(c) Bergerac.
(d) Caen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?

3. What actions are the Male Nurses performing at the top of the play?

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

5. How many times does the Herald knock his staff at the beginning of Scene 3?

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