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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. From what French town does Corday reside?
(a) Burgundy.
(b) Caen.
(c) Paris.
(d) Cannes.

2. In Scene 7, what does Corday contend is spurting from Marat's hiding place?
(a) Blood.
(b) Poison.
(c) Hope.
(d) Fear.

3. Who accompanies Marat at his static position at the beginning of the play?
(a) Sade.
(b) Simone.
(c) Corday.
(d) Dupperret.

4. What historical figure did Damiens try to assassinate?
(a) Robespierre.
(b) Cardinal Richaelieu.
(c) Louis XV.
(d) Danton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does not have a line in the Homage to Marat?

2. At the beginning of Scene 8, what does Simone implore Marat to stop doing?

3. Which of the following is one of the actions that Corday accuses Marat of inciting in Scene 7?

4. What is the color of the dagger's handle in Scene 10?

5. According to Marat, what does one see everywhere one looks in 1793?

(see the answer key)

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