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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following words is not chanted by the inmates at the end of the play?
(a) Copulation.
(b) Nation.
(c) Declaration.
(d) Napoleon.

2. Into what does Roux demand the churches of France be converted?
(a) Housing.
(b) Soup kitchens.
(c) Museums.
(d) Schools.

3. What is the name of the man to whom Marat dictates his calls to the people?
(a) Gaston.
(b) Alaine.
(c) Bas.
(d) Kost.

4. 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.

5. In Scene 25, Which of the following roles is not one that Simone claims petitioners expect Marat to enact?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Father.
(d) Confessor.

6. What color is Corday's hair?
(a) Auburn.
(b) Black.
(c) Grey.
(d) Blonde.

7. What part of Corday's body does Duperret kiss repeatedly in Scene 22?
(a) Her hand.
(b) Her leg.
(c) Her breast.
(d) Her neck.

8. Which of the following groups is not one that Coulmier interrupts the play to defend?
(a) The soldiers.
(b) The priests.
(c) The high academics.
(d) The post-Revolutionary politicians.

9. According to the Herald in Scene 19, what is the most sympathetic way to be executed?
(a) Cricifixion.
(b) Hemlock.
(c) Burning at the stake.
(d) The guillotine.

10. What does Simone think she sees in the sky in Scene 21?
(a) The moon.
(b) Smoke.
(c) An eclipse.
(d) The hand of God.

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

12. What institution's sacking does Sade recall witnessing in this section?
(a) An art museum.
(b) A manor.
(c) A library.
(d) A convent.

13. What memorial of Marat does Sade prophesy the people will smash?
(a) His grave.
(b) His statue.
(c) His urn.
(d) His home.

14. Which book of the Old Testament does Corday read in Caen?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Judith.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Leviticus.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Herald in Scene 31, what does Sade intend to show Marat before the murder?

3. In Scene 30, how does Corday respond to Duperret's entreaty to leave Paris?

4. Which famous Revolutionary figure does Marat accuse of turning white at the mention of force?

5. According to Corday in Scene 29, who fills the prisons of Paris?

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