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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which famous Revolutionary figure does Marat accuse of turning white at the mention of force?
(a) Robespierre.
(b) Dumouriez.
(c) Danton.
(d) Tallyrand.

2. According to the Herald in Scene 31, what does Sade intend to show Marat before the murder?
(a) The full conspiracy against him.
(b) Compassion.
(c) The future.
(d) The afterlife.

3. Why do the people love Marat, according to Sade in the beginning of Scene 20?
(a) He will suffer for them.
(b) He will die for them.
(c) He will speak for them.
(d) He will fight for them.

4. According to Marat, why is the rumor being spread that wages will soon be raised?
(a) To quell violent discontent.
(b) To increase production.
(c) To gauge public opinion on this.
(d) To find organizers amongst the workers.

5. Which of the following vocations is not mentioned among Sage's eight fictional artisans in Scene 24?
(a) A wine-maker.
(b) A cobbler.
(c) A cook.
(d) A masseuse.

6. How does Sade characterize his current station in the Revolution?
(a) Observor.
(b) Collaborator.
(c) Victim.
(d) Leader.

7. At the end of Scene 27, what does Duperret demand replace hysteria and fanaticism?
(a) Reconciliation and empathy.
(b) Beauty and concord.
(c) Love and tenderness.
(d) Calm and analysis.

8. In Scene 30, of what does Sade say the world consists?
(a) Dirt.
(b) Lies.
(c) Bodies.
(d) Monetary interests.

9. Who is the first voice from Marat's past to speak in Scene 26?
(a) His father.
(b) A military representative.
(c) His mother.
(d) His schoolmaster.

10. Who do the Singers say speaks for all of France?
(a) Napoleon.
(b) Marat.
(c) Sade.
(d) No one.

11. At the end of Scene 28, the Singers complain that Marat's writings have done what to France?
(a) Confused its people.
(b) Set it ablaze.
(c) Covered it in blood.
(d) Weakened it irreparably.

12. What doe the Singers complain still goes on in secret at the end of Scene 24?
(a) Nepotism.
(b) Torture.
(c) Corruption.
(d) Slavery.

13. In Scene 27, to whom does Marat accuse the generals of being loyal?
(a) The deposed prince.
(b) The emigres.
(c) The Prussians.
(d) No one.

14. Which of the following body parts is not one Corday mentions still having life after beheading in Scene 29?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Legs.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Genitals.

15. Which of the following is something that Sade claims the hypothetical Revolutionaries expect from the Revolution?
(a) Bags of gold.
(b) A bigger house.
(c) A milder summer.
(d) New shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Duperret's Scene 22 song, who is the only entity that man will be expected to obey in an ideal world?

2. In Scene 28, Sade says that he wrote his lost masterpiece on what?

3. Who speaks the final words of the first act?

4. What does Coulmier invite the audience to do at the beginning of the Epilogue?

5. How many years does the Interruptus cover?

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