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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. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?
(a) Roux.
(b) Marat.
(c) Sade.
(d) Simone.

2. What two things does Corday claim Marat wants in Scene 17?
(a) Wealth and preference.
(b) Anarchy and confusion.
(c) Law and order.
(d) Anonymity and peace.

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

4. In Marat's rant in Scene 9, where does he say the Parisian hypocrites where the crown?
(a) Their underwear.
(b) Their caps.
(c) Their hearts.
(d) Their hose.

5. How much does Corday pay for the dagger with which she will kill Marat?
(a) 40 sous.
(b) 20 sous.
(c) 10 sous.
(d) 80 sous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not something that Duperret accuses Mara of being in Scene 17?

2. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?

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

4. In Scene 12, Marat accuses Sade of lacking what?

5. With what term does Sade describe the execution of Damiens?

(see the answer key)

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