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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. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?
(a) 50.
(b) 23.
(c) 35.
(d) 72.

2. In what room of the asylum does the play take place?
(a) The courtyard.
(b) The refractory.
(c) Coulmier's lodging.
(d) The bathhouse.

3. Marat never moves from a certain location. What is that location?
(a) A chair.
(b) A bench.
(c) A cage.
(d) A bath.

4. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?
(a) Herald.
(b) Corday.
(c) Coulmier.
(d) Marat.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters is not one of the Singers?

2. What mental affliction does the actor playing Marat have?

3. What was Jacques Roux's former profession?

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

5. What apologia does Coulmier make in his Scene 2 speech?

(see the answer key)

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