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

2. At the end of Scene 27, what does Duperret demand replace hysteria and fanaticism?
(a) Reconciliation and empathy.
(b) Love and tenderness.
(c) Beauty and concord.
(d) Calm and analysis.

3. According to the Herald at the beginning of Scene 7, to what voice is Marat listening as he writes?
(a) Simone's voice.
(b) His fever's voice.
(c) The people's voice.
(d) God's voice.

4. What was the former profession of the interrupting patient in Scene 14?
(a) An abbot.
(b) A diplomat.
(c) A military attache.
(d) A surgeon.

5. In Marat's rant in Scene 9, where does he say the Parisian hypocrites where the crown?
(a) Their underwear.
(b) Their caps.
(c) Their hearts.
(d) Their hose.

Short Answer Questions

1. What doe the Singers complain still goes on in secret at the end of Scene 24?

2. At the beginning of Scene 8, what does Simone implore Marat to stop doing?

3. As the chorus sings about the Revolution, what body part do they say is bleeding?

4. According to Marat in Scene 11, where did the aristocrats allow the poor to die slowly?

5. In Scene 23, what does Marat warn the rich will do the the poor at a moment's notice?

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