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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. Which of the follow is not something the singers of Scene 5 suggest be done to the ruling class of 1793?
(a) Break them.
(b) Jail them.
(c) Give them the axe.
(d) Bribe them.

2. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?
(a) 35.
(b) 72.
(c) 23.
(d) 50.

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

4. Which character's name does the Chorus chant in unison during Scene 7?
(a) Corday.
(b) Marat.
(c) Sade.
(d) Roux.

5. What part of Marat's body does Corday she wants to see sweat as she draws her knife?
(a) His back.
(b) His chest.
(c) His forehead.
(d) His armpits.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which philosopher does Corday cite in her song in Scene 7?

2. What part of Corday's body does the Salesman admire in the dagger-purchasing mime?

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

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

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

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