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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the end of Scene 11, where does Corday imagine she is?
(a) At Marat's lodging.
(b) On the execution scaffold.
(c) In heaven.
(d) In Caen.

3. In Scene 11, Marat accuses aristocrats of make secret deals with whom?
(a) Foreign armies.
(b) The Catholic Church.
(c) The reactionary bourgeoisie.
(d) The deposed royal family.

4. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?
(a) Simone.
(b) Corday.
(c) Coulmier's Wife.
(d) Rossignol.

5. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?
(a) Fight.
(b) Speak.
(c) Give up.
(d) Bleed.

6. What word do the patients chant in unison in Scene 6?
(a) France.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Marat.
(d) Death.

7. At the beginning of the song in Scene 10, what emotion has nearly defeated Corday?
(a) Lovesickness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Weariness.
(d) Terror.

8. What does the Herald people are in 1808 that they were not in 1793?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Complacent.

9. Which character's name does the Chorus chant in unison during Scene 7?
(a) Marat.
(b) Sade.
(c) Roux.
(d) Corday.

10. In what room of the asylum does the play take place?
(a) The bathhouse.
(b) The refractory.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) Coulmier's lodging.

11. What is Coulmier's official position?
(a) Monsignor.
(b) Ambassador from the Emperor.
(c) Director of the Asylum.
(d) Magistrate.

12. 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.

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

14. What part of the new ruling class's body is enormous, according to Kokol?
(a) Their arses.
(b) Their stomachs.
(c) Their heads.
(d) Their genitals.

15. At the beginning of Scene 8, what does Simone implore Marat to stop doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Writing.
(c) Staying awake all night.
(d) Scratching himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what French town is the play's asylum located?

2. As Marat and Sade argue in Scene 15, what does Sade conclude no longer interests him?

3. In what way does Coulmier protest Sade must present his play?

4. From what country is the man who is brutally murdered by Sade's tailor?

5. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?

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