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

2. What word do the patients chant in unison in Scene 6?
(a) Death.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Marat.
(d) France.

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

4. From what country is the man who is brutally murdered by Sade's tailor?
(a) Austro-Hungary.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Belguim.
(d) Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is one of the actions that Corday accuses Marat of inciting in Scene 7?

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

3. How does Sade characterize the process by which Revolutionaries dole out death sentences?

4. What two omnipresent groups represent the asylum security throughout the play?

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

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