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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 20 and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?
(a) Coulmier.
(b) Corday.
(c) Herald.
(d) Marat.

2. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?
(a) 13.
(b) 9.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

4. With what term does Sade describe the execution of Damiens?
(a) An exorcism.
(b) A horrorshow.
(c) A festival.
(d) A ritual.

5. The song in Scene 10 details Corday's arrival in what town?
(a) Caen.
(b) Versailles.
(c) Avignon.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action is Simone performing at the beginning of Scene 3?

2. To what does Sade compare Marat's bath in Scene 15?

3. What is the name of the man to whom Marat dictates his calls to the people?

4. What Holocaust term does Sade use in describing mankind's inclination to kill in Scene 12?

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

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