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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. From what French town does Corday reside?
(a) Cannes.
(b) Paris.
(c) Burgundy.
(d) Caen.

2. Which of the following is not a famous moment of the Revolution mentioned in Scene 5?
(a) Danton's death.
(b) The execution of the King.
(c) The fall of the Bastille.
(d) The killing of the aristocrats.

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

4. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?
(a) Two sisters.
(b) Sade.
(c) Two male nurses.
(d) Marat.

5. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?
(a) In her hand.
(b) Between her breasts.
(c) Strapped to her thigh.
(d) Wrapped in her hair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sings to the riled patients at the end of Scene 6?

2. What famous French text does Coulmier invoke in his Scene 2 speech?

3. Who does Coulmier thank at the beginning of his speech in Scene 2?

4. Who stops Corday from prematurely murdering Marat in Scene 9?

5. In Scene 7, what does Corday contend is spurting from Marat's hiding place?

(see the answer key)

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