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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. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 15.

2. What are the children fighting over in the streets, according to Corday?
(a) Old wigs.
(b) Human heads.
(c) Toy guillotines.
(d) Coins.

3. What mental affliction does the actor playing Marat have?
(a) Manic depression.
(b) Erotomania.
(c) Schizephrenia.
(d) Paranoia.

4. According to the Herald at the beginning of Scene 7, to what voice is Marat listening as he writes?
(a) The people's voice.
(b) His fever's voice.
(c) God's voice.
(d) Simone's voice.

5. As Marat and Sade argue in Scene 15, what does Sade conclude no longer interests him?
(a) Freedom.
(b) The individual.
(c) Society.
(d) The Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanies Marat at his static position at the beginning of the play?

2. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?

3. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?

4. Which of the following characters is not one of the Singers?

5. What right's inclusion in the Revolution's declaration does Marat lament at the end of Scene 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Roux respond to Marat in Scene 26?

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

3. How does Corday prepare to murder Marat in Scene 10?

4. How do the actors' mental afflictions affect their performances?

5. What are Sade's expectations of the Revolution, and are they realized?

6. In Scene 28, how do the Singers tell Marat he could avoid his death?

7. What viewpoint of the world does Sade espouse to Marat in Scene Scene 30?

8. What is the role of the audience in the play?

9. How does the Herald set the scene at the end of Scene 4?

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

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