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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 16, 17, 18, and 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the "lurid star" under which the Herald says Sade came to the asylum?
(a) Notoriety.
(b) Madness.
(c) Passion.
(d) Resistence.

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

3. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?
(a) Never.
(b) Liberty.
(c) Death.
(d) Curse.

4. At the end of Scene 16, the Harald claims the players want to see the people live in harmony with what?
(a) The military.
(b) Government.
(c) Aristocrats.
(d) The Church.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Herald at the beginning of Scene 7, to what voice is Marat listening as he writes?

2. From what French town does Corday reside?

3. Which of the following groups is not one lambasted by the singers of Scene 5?

4. Where does Corday tell Simone that Marat's enemies are gathering in Scene 9?

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

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