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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Scene 5, the Herald announces that unrest has been replace by what?
(a) Hopelessness.
(b) Discontent.
(c) Famine.
(d) Peace.

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

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

4. What object is Marat staring at as he writes at the beginning of Scene 7?
(a) A knife.
(b) A map.
(c) A portrait of Rousseau.
(d) His bath.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?

2. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?

3. To what does the Herald compare Marat's skin in Scene 4?

4. With what term does Sade describe the execution of Damiens?

5. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Coulmier outraged by Marat's Liturgy?

2. What is the topic of Corday's song in Scene 7?

3. How doe Marat and Sade differ in their attitudes toward violent action?

4. In 1793, what is the common people's attitude toward the new ruling class in France?

5. Besides Coulmier, who interrupts the action of the play in this section?

6. Describe the events related in Scene 31.

7. What false story does Corday deliver in her first visit to Marat's lodging?

8. What proclamation about nationalism does Sade make in Scene 18?

9. Describe the argument Sade and Marat have regarding compassion.

10. What is the execution of Damiens and what does it signify to Sade?

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