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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is The Marat/Sade set?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1793.
(d) 1803.

2. Which of the following is not a famous moment of the Revolution mentioned in Scene 5?
(a) The killing of the aristocrats.
(b) The fall of the Bastille.
(c) Danton's death.
(d) The execution of the King.

3. What word do the patients chant in unison in Scene 6?
(a) Death.
(b) Marat.
(c) France.
(d) Freedom.

4. In what way does Coulmier protest Sade must present his play?
(a) More decent.
(b) More positive.
(c) Subtler.
(d) Livelier.

5. Who accompanies Coulmier when he enters the stage?
(a) A priest.
(b) Sade.
(c) Various nobles.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what affliction does the actress playing Corday suffer?

2. In Scene 5, Kokol quips to Marat that Paris facing a shortage of what?

3. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?

4. At the end of Scene 5, the Herald announces that unrest has been replace by what?

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

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