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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 7, 8, and 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In her Scene 7 song, Corday says that which two words meant different things to her and Marat?
(a) Freedom and mercy.
(b) Wealth and poverty.
(c) Action and fear.
(d) Love and change.

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

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

4. Which character's name does the Heral mention appearing on Marat's black list in Scene 4?
(a) Dupperet.
(b) Simone.
(c) Roux.
(d) Coulmier.

5. In what French town is the play's asylum located?
(a) Charenton.
(b) Caen.
(c) Bergerac.
(d) Lille.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object is Marat staring at as he writes at the beginning of Scene 7?

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

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

4. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?

5. In Marat's rant in Scene 9, where does he say the Parisian hypocrites where the crown?

(see the answer key)

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