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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 old is Marat when the events of the play begin?
(a) 35.
(b) 23.
(c) 50.
(d) 72.

2. What does the Herald people are in 1808 that they were not in 1793?
(a) Civilized.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Complacent.

3. In Scene 13, what does Marat say is the essential lie the ruling class gave the poor?
(a) Divine right.
(b) Love of enemies.
(c) Honor in suffering.
(d) Poverty as a virtue.

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

5. What is the color of the dagger's handle in Scene 10?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the former profession of the interrupting patient in Scene 14?

2. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?

3. According to the Herald at the end of Scene 4, what is the audience about to watch Marat do?

4. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What recommendation does Coulmier make to Sade and the assembled actors at the end of Scene 6?

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

3. What is Sade's ultimate attitude toward Marat?

4. What is the state of Marat's health in Scene 7?

5. Describe Corday and Duperret's interchange in Scene 29.

6. How does the cast indicate the beginning of performance in Scene 3?

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

8. How does Corday's sickness affect her performance?

9. Describe the world that Corday and Duperret describe in Scene 22.

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

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