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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. To what building does Corday compare Paris in Scene 10?
(a) An outhouse.
(b) A public bath.
(c) A cathedral.
(d) A slaughterhouse.

2. In the beginning of Scene 6, a patient claims that all are free and equal to do what?
(a) Strive.
(b) Starve.
(c) Toil.
(d) Die.

3. Which of the following characters does not have a line in the Homage to Marat?
(a) Herald.
(b) Rossignol.
(c) Roux.
(d) Sade.

4. What aspect of Charlotte Corday does the Herald apologize to the audience for mentioning?
(a) Her attractiveness.
(b) Her moral laxness.
(c) Her madness.
(d) Her wealth.

5. At the end of Scene 11, where does Corday imagine she is?
(a) In heaven.
(b) In Caen.
(c) On the execution scaffold.
(d) At Marat's lodging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What actions are the Male Nurses performing at the top of the play?

2. In Scene 13, what role did the kings hold to the people?

3. From what country is the man who is brutally murdered by Sade's tailor?

4. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?

5. What is the color of the dagger's handle in Scene 10?

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