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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Corday pay for the dagger with which she will kill Marat?
(a) 20 sous.
(b) 10 sous.
(c) 80 sous.
(d) 40 sous.

2. What doe the Singers complain still goes on in secret at the end of Scene 24?
(a) Torture.
(b) Nepotism.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Slavery.

3. According to Marat, what does one see everywhere one looks in 1793?
(a) Squalor.
(b) Corruption.
(c) His portrait.
(d) Corpses.

4. What was the former profession of the interrupting patient in Scene 14?
(a) An abbot.
(b) A diplomat.
(c) A military attache.
(d) A surgeon.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What device's "singing" is Corday said to have hears in Scene 10?

3. What disease's effects are the wigs described in Scene 10 intended to conceal?

4. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?

5. What part of Corday's body does Duperret kiss repeatedly in Scene 22?

(see the answer key)

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