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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two animals do the singers invoke to describe Marat in Scene 5?
(a) Otter and hound.
(b) Eagle and wren.
(c) Cow and bear.
(d) Wolf and asp.

2. What word do the patients chant in unison in Scene 6?
(a) Death.
(b) Marat.
(c) Freedom.
(d) France.

3. What part of Marat's body does Corday she wants to see sweat as she draws her knife?
(a) His armpits.
(b) His forehead.
(c) His chest.
(d) His back.

4. According to the Herald in Scene 19, what is the most sympathetic way to be executed?
(a) Cricifixion.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) The guillotine.
(d) Burning at the stake.

5. To what building does Corday compare Paris in Scene 10?
(a) A public bath.
(b) A slaughterhouse.
(c) An outhouse.
(d) A cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?

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

3. How does Sade characterize the process by which Revolutionaries dole out death sentences?

4. Which of the following is not something the Singers accuse the rich of hoarding at the beginning of Scene 16?

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

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