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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What affliction of Marat does the Schoolmaster mock in Scene 26?
(a) A stutter.
(b) A skin disease.
(c) A chronic fever.
(d) A lisp.

2. What famous French text does Coulmier invoke in his Scene 2 speech?
(a) The Declaration of Pilnitz.
(b) Democracy in America.
(c) The Constitution of 1793.
(d) The Declaration of Human Rights.

3. Which of Dupperet's articles of clothing is mentioned by the Herald in Scene 4?
(a) Waistcoat.
(b) Toupee.
(c) Cullottes.
(d) Shoes.

4. Which of the following groups is not one lambasted by the singers of Scene 5?
(a) Bankers.
(b) Generals.
(c) Priests.
(d) Aristocrats.

5. As a judge in Revolutionary tribunals, what does Sade find himself unable to do?
(a) Look victims in the eyes.
(b) Sentence men to death.
(c) Show mercy.
(d) Stay awake.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Corday pay for the dagger with which she will kill Marat?

2. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?

3. What actions are the Male Nurses performing at the top of the play?

4. According to Marat, why is the rumor being spread that wages will soon be raised?

5. What does Marat demand be done with the seized farmland?

(see the answer key)

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