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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. In Scene 5, Kokol quips to Marat that Paris facing a shortage of what?
(a) Laurels.
(b) Hope.
(c) Corpses.
(d) Gold.

2. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?
(a) 35.
(b) 50.
(c) 23.
(d) 72.

3. Which of the following is not a famous moment of the Revolution mentioned in Scene 5?
(a) The execution of the King.
(b) The fall of the Bastille.
(c) Danton's death.
(d) The killing of the aristocrats.

4. In Scene 13, what does Marat say is the essential lie the ruling class gave the poor?
(a) Poverty as a virtue.
(b) Divine right.
(c) Love of enemies.
(d) Honor in suffering.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?

2. Which of the following characters is not one of the Singers?

3. What two things does Corday claim Marat wants in Scene 17?

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

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

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