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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. In Scene 6, Jacques Roux protests that the ruling class controls all of the following except which?
(a) The markets.
(b) The granaries.
(c) The military camps.
(d) The estates.

2. What part of Corday's body does the Salesman admire in the dagger-purchasing mime?
(a) Her buttocks.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her bosom.
(d) Her hair.

3. Which of the following is one of the actions that Corday accuses Marat of inciting in Scene 7?
(a) Looting.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Sedition.
(d) Blasphemy.

4. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?
(a) Two male nurses.
(b) Sade.
(c) Marat.
(d) Two sisters.

5. To what does Sade compare Marat's bath in Scene 15?
(a) Hell.
(b) A dungeon.
(c) The ocean.
(d) A womb.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what building does Corday compare Paris in Scene 10?

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

4. In what year is The Marat/Sade set?

5. In what room of the asylum does the play take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marat regret the inclusion of private property in the Declaration of Human Rights?

2. Why does Coulmier stop the play in Scene 6?

3. How does the actress playing Corday nearly ruin the play in Scene 9?

4. What do the apparitions of Scene 26 reveal about Marat?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What paradox regarding Marat's calls to the Nation does Sade point out in Scene 28?

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