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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 12, 13, 14, and 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which woman in the cast serves as Marat's nurse?
(a) Rossignol.
(b) Corday.
(c) Simone.
(d) Coulmier's Wife.

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

4. Who stops Corday from prematurely murdering Marat in Scene 9?
(a) Simone.
(b) Coulmier.
(c) A sister.
(d) Sade.

5. Who sings to the riled patients at the end of Scene 6?
(a) Corday.
(b) The sisters.
(c) Sade.
(d) Coulmier's family.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which character's name does the Chorus chant in unison during Scene 7?

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

4. In Scene 6, Jacques Roux protests that the ruling class controls all of the following except which?

5. What mental affliction does the actor playing Marat have?

(see the answer key)

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