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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?
(a) Two sisters.
(b) Sade.
(c) Two male nurses.
(d) Marat.

2. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?
(a) Rossignol.
(b) Simone.
(c) Corday.
(d) Coulmier's Wife.

3. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?
(a) In her hand.
(b) Wrapped in her hair.
(c) Strapped to her thigh.
(d) Between her breasts.

4. Which character's name does the Chorus chant in unison during Scene 7?
(a) Roux.
(b) Corday.
(c) Marat.
(d) Sade.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of Charlotte Corday does the Herald apologize to the audience for mentioning?

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

3. To what does the Herald compare Marat's skin in Scene 4?

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

5. Which philosopher does Corday cite in her song in Scene 7?

(see the answer key)

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