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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. What apologia does Coulmier make in his Scene 2 speech?
(a) The hour is late.
(b) The play is poorly written.
(c) The space smells of antiseptic.
(d) The actors have never performed before.

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

3. According to Marat, what does one see everywhere one looks in 1793?
(a) Corruption.
(b) His portrait.
(c) Squalor.
(d) Corpses.

4. In Scene 13, what does Marat say is the essential lie the ruling class gave the poor?
(a) Poverty as a virtue.
(b) Love of enemies.
(c) Divine right.
(d) Honor in suffering.

5. What is the "lurid star" under which the Herald says Sade came to the asylum?
(a) Madness.
(b) Passion.
(c) Resistence.
(d) Notoriety.

Short Answer Questions

1. What right's inclusion in the Revolution's declaration does Marat lament at the end of Scene 15?

2. Which of the follow is not something the singers of Scene 5 suggest be done to the ruling class of 1793?

3. What does Simone tell Corday to do when she sends her away in Scene 9?

4. Who accompanies Coulmier when he enters the stage?

5. In Scene 10, what do the Singers mention is clogging the sewers?

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