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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. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?
(a) Fight.
(b) Give up.
(c) Speak.
(d) Bleed.

2. According to Sade at the end of Scene 11, from what does the guillotine deliver its victims?
(a) Uncertainty.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Humiliation.
(d) Penury.

3. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

4. Coulmier protests in Scene 11 that he brought in the public to show that his patients are not what?
(a) Maniacs.
(b) Subversives.
(c) Lepers.
(d) Vegetables.

5. To what does the Herald compare Marat's skin in Scene 4?
(a) Mud.
(b) Wood.
(c) Iron.
(d) Cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word do the patients chant in unison in Scene 6?

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

3. According to the Herald, what do Marat and Simone share in addition to a vision of France?

4. Which of the following characters does not have a line in the Homage to Marat?

5. Who anxiously follows behind Marat while the patients carry him on their shoulders in Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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