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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not a term hurled at the poor when a shop is looted?
(a) Charlatans.
(b) Gutter rats.
(c) Villains.
(d) Beggars.

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

3. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?
(a) Marat.
(b) Herald.
(c) Coulmier.
(d) Corday.

4. For what affliction is Marat always submerged in a bath?
(a) Leprosy.
(b) A fever.
(c) Depression.
(d) Muscle tension.

5. What item does Corday want to buy after arriving into town in Scene 10?
(a) A knife.
(b) A toy guillotine.
(c) A dress.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the assembled inmates do in Scene 3?

2. What are the children fighting over in the streets, according to Corday?

3. At the end of Scene 11, where does Corday imagine she is?

4. Who does the Herald signal in Scene 3?

5. From what French town does Corday reside?

(see the answer key)

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