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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 12, 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?
(a) Simone.
(b) Coulmier's Wife.
(c) Corday.
(d) Rossignol.

2. What device's "singing" is Corday said to have hears in Scene 10?
(a) The tumbrel.
(b) The pipe organ.
(c) The printing press.
(d) The guillotine.

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

4. How much does Corday pay for the dagger with which she will kill Marat?
(a) 40 sous.
(b) 20 sous.
(c) 10 sous.
(d) 80 sous.

5. To what does Sade compare Marat's bath in Scene 15?
(a) A womb.
(b) Hell.
(c) A dungeon.
(d) The ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Herald people are in 1808 that they were not in 1793?

2. According to Corday's song in Scene 7, to what does Marat's way lead?

3. The song in Scene 10 details Corday's arrival in what town?

4. In Scene 12, Marat accuses Sade of lacking what?

5. According to Marat, what does one see everywhere one looks in 1793?

(see the answer key)

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