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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. Where does Corday tell Simone that Marat's enemies are gathering in Scene 9?
(a) Somme.
(b) Caen.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Versailles.

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

3. What actions are the Male Nurses performing at the top of the play?
(a) Bathing and massages.
(b) Chaining patients.
(c) Playing cards and drinking wine.
(d) Applying bandages and giving medication.

4. What is Coulmier's official position?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Director of the Asylum.
(c) Monsignor.
(d) Ambassador from the Emperor.

5. Which what is Marat's tub filling in Scene 8?
(a) Blood.
(b) Pages.
(c) Ink.
(d) Filth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "lurid star" under which the Herald says Sade came to the asylum?

2. What two omnipresent groups represent the asylum security throughout the play?

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

4. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?

5. In Scene 6, Jacques Roux protests that the ruling class controls all of the following except which?

(see the answer key)

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