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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. Which of the following is not a famous moment of the Revolution mentioned in Scene 5?
(a) Danton's death.
(b) The fall of the Bastille.
(c) The killing of the aristocrats.
(d) The execution of the King.

2. In Scene 5, Kokol quips to Marat that Paris facing a shortage of what?
(a) Gold.
(b) Laurels.
(c) Corpses.
(d) Hope.

3. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

4. Which of the following characters is not one of the Singers?
(a) Rossignol.
(b) Polpoch.
(c) Kokol.
(d) Roux.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With what adjective does Coulmier describe the keepers of the asylum in Scene 2?

2. Who sings to the riled patients at the end of Scene 6?

3. Which of the following is not a term hurled at the poor when a shop is looted?

4. What item does Corday want to buy after arriving into town in Scene 10?

5. What is the basis for all life, according to Sade's works?

Short Essay Questions

1. What recommendation does Duperret make to Corday in Scene 17?

2. Explain the message of the song Poor Old Marat in Scene 21.

3. What is the nature of Marat's life in 1793?

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

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

6. Describe Jacques Roux.

7. In what way does Coulmier claim the bathouse is a particularly appropriate setting for Sade's play?

8. In Scene 8, how does Marat explain that the expectations of the Revolution proved faulty?

9. What is the state of the Revolution in 1793, according to the Singers in Scene 5?

10. What does Sade say in Scene 24 to appease Coulmier?

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