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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. According to Marat, why is the rumor being spread that wages will soon be raised?
(a) To find organizers amongst the workers.
(b) To gauge public opinion on this.
(c) To increase production.
(d) To quell violent discontent.

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

3. What part of the new ruling class's body is enormous, according to Kokol?
(a) Their arses.
(b) Their genitals.
(c) Their heads.
(d) Their stomachs.

4. In the beginning of Scene 6, a patient claims that all are free and equal to do what?
(a) Strive.
(b) Toil.
(c) Starve.
(d) Die.

5. In Scene 12, Marat accuses Sade of lacking what?
(a) Humility.
(b) Compassion.
(c) A theory.
(d) Resolve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What abstract purveyor of death does Sade say he hates in Scene 12?

2. What historical figure did Damiens try to assassinate?

3. In Marat's Liturgy, which of the following is not a group that he accuses of lying to the poor?

4. What affliction of Marat does the Schoolmaster mock in Scene 26?

5. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?

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