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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Marat and Sade argue in Scene 15, what does Sade conclude no longer interests him?
(a) The Revolution.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Society.
(d) The individual.

2. From what country is the man who is brutally murdered by Sade's tailor?
(a) Germany.
(b) Belguim.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Austro-Hungary.

3. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?
(a) Roux.
(b) Sade.
(c) Marat.
(d) Simone.

4. In Scene 6, Jacques Roux protests that the ruling class controls all of the following except which?
(a) The estates.
(b) The markets.
(c) The granaries.
(d) The military camps.

5. What is the basis for all life, according to Sade's works?
(a) Indolence.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Suffering.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sings to the riled patients at the end of Scene 6?

2. In Scene 13, what does Marat say is the essential lie the ruling class gave the poor?

3. What historical figure did Damiens try to assassinate?

4. What does Coulmier protest he must be when he interrupts the play?

5. In what way does Coulmier protest Sade must present his play?

(see the answer key)

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