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

2. Coulmier protests in Scene 11 that he brought in the public to show that his patients are not what?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Subversives.
(c) Lepers.
(d) Maniacs.

3. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?
(a) Wrapped in her hair.
(b) Strapped to her thigh.
(c) Between her breasts.
(d) In her hand.

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

5. Which of the following is not an example Coulmier offers of the Church assisting the poor?
(a) Soup kitchens.
(b) Medical aid.
(c) Free housing.
(d) Clothing drives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following groups is not one lambasted by the singers of Scene 5?

2. From what French town does Corday reside?

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

4. As the chorus sings about the Revolution, what body part do they say is bleeding?

5. Why do the people love Marat, according to Sade in the beginning of Scene 20?

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