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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?
(a) Corday.
(b) Coulmier.
(c) Herald.
(d) Marat.
2. Which of the following characters does not have a line in the Homage to Marat?
(a) Herald.
(b) Roux.
(c) Rossignol.
(d) Sade.
3. Which of the following is not a term hurled at the poor when a shop is looted?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Gutter rats.
(c) Villains.
(d) Charlatans.
4. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?
(a) Between her breasts.
(b) In her hand.
(c) Strapped to her thigh.
(d) Wrapped in her hair.
5. As the chorus sings about the Revolution, what body part do they say is bleeding?
(a) Hands.
(b) Eyes.
(c) Feet.
(d) Heart.
6. To what building does Corday compare Paris in Scene 10?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A public bath.
(c) A slaughterhouse.
(d) An outhouse.
7. What apologia does Coulmier make in his Scene 2 speech?
(a) The space smells of antiseptic.
(b) The play is poorly written.
(c) The hour is late.
(d) The actors have never performed before.
8. In Scene 13, what does Marat say is the essential lie the ruling class gave the poor?
(a) Poverty as a virtue.
(b) Honor in suffering.
(c) Love of enemies.
(d) Divine right.
9. How does Sade characterize the process by which Revolutionaries dole out death sentences?
(a) Soporific.
(b) Mathematical.
(c) Haphazard.
(d) Orgiastic.
10. What mental affliction does the actor playing Marat have?
(a) Paranoia.
(b) Erotomania.
(c) Manic depression.
(d) Schizephrenia.
11. What object is Marat staring at as he writes at the beginning of Scene 7?
(a) A map.
(b) His bath.
(c) A portrait of Rousseau.
(d) A knife.
12. Where does Corday tell Simone that Marat's enemies are gathering in Scene 9?
(a) Versailles.
(b) Somme.
(c) Bordeaux.
(d) Caen.
13. With what adjective does Coulmier describe the keepers of the asylum in Scene 2?
(a) Optimistic.
(b) Vigilent.
(c) Reverent.
(d) Enlightened.
14. In her Scene 7 song, Corday says that which two words meant different things to her and Marat?
(a) Freedom and mercy.
(b) Wealth and poverty.
(c) Action and fear.
(d) Love and change.
15. Who does the Herald signal in Scene 3?
(a) Marat.
(b) The Male Nurses.
(c) Sade.
(d) The Orchestra.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?
2. Who accompanies Marat at his static position at the beginning of the play?
3. As Marat and Sade argue in Scene 15, what does Sade conclude no longer interests him?
4. The song in Scene 10 details Corday's arrival in what town?
5. What does Simone tell Corday to do when she sends her away in Scene 9?
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