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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. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?
(a) 5.
(b) 20.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

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

3. Who does the Herald signal in Scene 3?
(a) Marat.
(b) The Orchestra.
(c) The Male Nurses.
(d) Sade.

4. Which of the following characters does not have a line in the Homage to Marat?
(a) Rossignol.
(b) Herald.
(c) Sade.
(d) Roux.

5. At the end of Scene 5, the Herald announces that unrest has been replace by what?
(a) Famine.
(b) Discontent.
(c) Peace.
(d) Hopelessness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Coulmier when he enters the stage?

2. In the beginning of Scene 6, a patient claims that all are free and equal to do what?

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

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

5. To what does the Herald compare Marat's skin in Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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