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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what adjective does Coulmier describe the keepers of the asylum in Scene 2?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Reverent.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Vigilent.

2. What does Coulmier protest he must be when he interrupts the play?
(a) The de facto director.
(b) The voice of reason.
(c) The calming hand.
(d) The representative of the state.

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

4. What was Jacques Roux's former profession?
(a) Baker.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Priest.
(d) Politician.

5. What does the Herald people are in 1808 that they were not in 1793?
(a) Complacent.
(b) Enlightened.
(c) Civilized.
(d) Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?

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

4. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?

5. Where does Corday tell Simone that Marat's enemies are gathering in Scene 9?

(see the answer key)

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