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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. As the chorus sings about the Revolution, what body part do they say is bleeding?
(a) Hands.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Heart.
(d) Feet.

2. In the beginning of Scene 6, a patient claims that all are free and equal to do what?
(a) Starve.
(b) Strive.
(c) Die.
(d) Toil.

3. Which two animals do the singers invoke to describe Marat in Scene 5?
(a) Otter and hound.
(b) Wolf and asp.
(c) Eagle and wren.
(d) Cow and bear.

4. To what does the Herald compare Marat's skin in Scene 4?
(a) Wood.
(b) Iron.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Mud.

5. What two omnipresent groups represent the asylum security throughout the play?
(a) Sisters and Male Nurses.
(b) Male Nurses and Doctors.
(c) Sisters and Priests.
(d) Sisters and Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. With what adjective does Coulmier describe the keepers of the asylum in Scene 2?

4. In what French town is the play's asylum located?

5. Which of the follow is not something the singers of Scene 5 suggest be done to the ruling class of 1793?

(see the answer key)

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