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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene 30, Sade tells Marat that his writings mean nothing compared to what?
(a) Sade's writings.
(b) The indifference of history.
(c) The death they inspired.
(d) Corday's body.

2. Where did Corday spend her youth?
(a) A convent.
(b) Prussia.
(c) Paris.
(d) A military barracks.

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

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

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

6. What does Coulmier invite the audience to do at the beginning of the Epilogue?
(a) Attend some post-performance drinks.
(b) Embrace the newly-won peace of the present.
(c) Close the history book.
(d) Meet the actors.

7. What was the subject of the suppressed work that Marat describes in Scene 28?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Death.
(c) Social action.
(d) The soul.

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

9. When Coulmier interrupts Roux in Scene 19, what does he claim everyone in modern-day France is?
(a) A revolutionary.
(b) A nationalist.
(c) A millionaire.
(d) A peacemaker.

10. Which character does not sing at all during the play?
(a) Cucurucu.
(b) Marat.
(c) Duperret.
(d) Corday.

11. 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 fight for them.
(d) He will speak for them.

12. In appeasing Coulmier in Scene 18, which is not a group to which the Singers pledge fidelity?
(a) Generals.
(b) Kings.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Bishop.

13. How many years does the Interruptus cover?
(a) 18.
(b) 25.
(c) 4.
(d) 15.

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

15. In Scene 18, for what group does Marat say the Revolution was fought?
(a) The politicians.
(b) Merchants.
(c) The military.
(d) The poor.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Herald in Scene 19, what is the most sympathetic way to be executed?

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

3. What memorial of Marat does Sade prophesy the people will smash?

4. Which of the following words is not chanted by the inmates at the end of the play?

5. Who do the Singers say speaks for all of France?

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