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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. From what affliction does the actress playing Corday suffer?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Sleeping sickness.
(c) Fits of rage.
(d) Erotomania.

2. How many times does the Herald knock his staff at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) Three times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) Four times.

3. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) Muscle tension.
(c) A fever.
(d) Depression.

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

5. In Marat's Liturgy, which of the following is not a group that he accuses of lying to the poor?
(a) Priests.
(b) Kings.
(c) Bankers.
(d) Poets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?

2. According to Sade at the end of Scene 11, from what does the guillotine deliver its victims?

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

4. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?

5. Who stops Corday from prematurely murdering Marat in Scene 9?

(see the answer key)

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