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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. Which of the following groups is not one lambasted by the singers of Scene 5?
(a) Aristocrats.
(b) Generals.
(c) Priests.
(d) Bankers.

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

3. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 9.
(d) 13.

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

5. What does Simone tell Corday to do when she sends her away in Scene 9?
(a) Write Marat a letter.
(b) Leave Paris at once.
(c) Try back later.
(d) Never return.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something that Duperret accuses Mara of being in Scene 17?

2. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?

3. According to Corday's song in Scene 7, to what does Marat's way lead?

4. Which of the following is not something the Singers accuse the rich of hoarding at the beginning of Scene 16?

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

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