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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) Passion.
(c) Madness.
(d) Resistence.

2. At the end of Scene 5, the Herald announces that unrest has been replace by what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Hopelessness.
(c) Famine.
(d) Discontent.

3. In what year is The Marat/Sade set?
(a) 1793.
(b) 1808.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1803.

4. In Scene 18, for what group does Marat say the Revolution was fought?
(a) The politicians.
(b) The military.
(c) The poor.
(d) Merchants.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the patients chant in unison in Scene 6?

2. What Holocaust term does Sade use in describing mankind's inclination to kill in Scene 12?

3. What was Jacques Roux's former profession?

4. Which two animals do the singers invoke to describe Marat in Scene 5?

5. Which of the following is one of the actions that Corday accuses Marat of inciting in Scene 7?

(see the answer key)

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