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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) Crocodile.
(b) Snail.
(c) Falcon.
(d) Chimpanzee.

2. In what way does Coulmier protest Sade must present his play?
(a) More positive.
(b) Livelier.
(c) Subtler.
(d) More decent.

3. How much does Corday pay for the dagger with which she will kill Marat?
(a) 40 sous.
(b) 80 sous.
(c) 10 sous.
(d) 20 sous.

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

5. In Scene 7, what does Corday contend is spurting from Marat's hiding place?
(a) Poison.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Blood.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to the Herald at the beginning of Scene 7, to what voice is Marat listening as he writes?

3. Who is attending Corday in the first scene of the play?

4. What is the "lurid star" under which the Herald says Sade came to the asylum?

5. Which of the following groups is not one lambasted by the singers of Scene 5?

(see the answer key)

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