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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. What is the color of the dagger's handle in Scene 10?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Blue.

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

3. What does Simone tell Corday to do when she sends her away in Scene 9?
(a) Write Marat a letter.
(b) Never return.
(c) Leave Paris at once.
(d) Try back later.

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

5. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?
(a) Curse.
(b) Never.
(c) Death.
(d) Liberty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the assembled inmates do in Scene 3?

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

3. What device's "singing" is Corday said to have hears in Scene 10?

4. Who accompanies Coulmier when he enters the stage?

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

(see the answer key)

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