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

2. Which character's name does the Heral mention appearing on Marat's black list in Scene 4?
(a) Dupperet.
(b) Roux.
(c) Simone.
(d) Coulmier.

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

4. What is the "lurid star" under which the Herald says Sade came to the asylum?
(a) Resistence.
(b) Passion.
(c) Notoriety.
(d) Madness.

5. What part of Marat's body does Corday she wants to see sweat as she draws her knife?
(a) His back.
(b) His armpits.
(c) His chest.
(d) His forehead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who anxiously follows behind Marat while the patients carry him on their shoulders in Scene 5?

2. Which of the following is not a famous moment of the Revolution mentioned in Scene 5?

3. Who does the Herald signal in Scene 3?

4. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?

5. At the beginning of Scene 8, what does Simone implore Marat to stop doing?

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