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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does Coulmier thank at the beginning of his speech in Scene 2?
(a) Sade.
(b) The audience.
(c) God.
(d) Napoleon.

3. What aspect of Charlotte Corday does the Herald apologize to the audience for mentioning?
(a) Her madness.
(b) Her attractiveness.
(c) Her moral laxness.
(d) Her wealth.

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

5. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?
(a) Curse.
(b) Death.
(c) Never.
(d) Liberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?

2. What actions are the Male Nurses performing at the top of the play?

3. Who does the Herald signal in Scene 3?

4. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?

5. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?

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