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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 27 and 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who whips Sade in Scene 20?
(a) Polpoch.
(b) A male nurse.
(c) Roux.
(d) Corday.

3. What does Marat demand be done with the seized farmland?
(a) Schools should be built on it.
(b) It should be used for military exercises.
(c) It should be converted into a public park.
(d) It should be divided into allotments.

4. To what animal does Marat compare the members of the new ruling class in France?
(a) Chimpanzee.
(b) Crocodile.
(c) Snail.
(d) Falcon.

5. What is Coulmier's official position?
(a) Ambassador from the Emperor.
(b) Director of the Asylum.
(c) Magistrate.
(d) Monsignor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Holocaust term does Sade use in describing mankind's inclination to kill in Scene 12?

2. According to Marat, why is the rumor being spread that wages will soon be raised?

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

4. Which of the following is one of the actions that Corday accuses Marat of inciting in Scene 7?

5. Who is the first voice from Marat's past to speak in Scene 26?

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