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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 Scene 5, Kokol quips to Marat that Paris facing a shortage of what?
(a) Laurels.
(b) Hope.
(c) Corpses.
(d) Gold.

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

3. From what affliction does the actress playing Corday suffer?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Sleeping sickness.
(c) Erotomania.
(d) Fits of rage.

4. How many times does the Herald knock his staff at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Four times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From what French town does Corday reside?

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

3. In Scene 6, Jacques Roux protests that the ruling class controls all of the following except which?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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