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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what adjective does Coulmier describe the keepers of the asylum in Scene 2?
(a) Vigilent.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Reverent.

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

3. Which what is Marat's tub filling in Scene 8?
(a) Filth.
(b) Pages.
(c) Blood.
(d) Ink.

4. Who does Coulmier thank at the beginning of his speech in Scene 2?
(a) Sade.
(b) Napoleon.
(c) God.
(d) The audience.

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

6. Which two animals do the singers invoke to describe Marat in Scene 5?
(a) Otter and hound.
(b) Wolf and asp.
(c) Cow and bear.
(d) Eagle and wren.

7. Which world does Roux utter in Scene 4 before being shushed by Coulmier?
(a) Curse.
(b) Death.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Never.

8. What is the basis for all life, according to Sade's works?
(a) Death.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Indolence.
(d) Suffering.

9. As Marat and Sade argue in Scene 15, what does Sade conclude no longer interests him?
(a) Freedom.
(b) The individual.
(c) The Revolution.
(d) Society.

10. As the chorus sings about the Revolution, what body part do they say is bleeding?
(a) Feet.
(b) Heart.
(c) Hands.
(d) Eyes.

11. What object is Marat staring at as he writes at the beginning of Scene 7?
(a) A map.
(b) A knife.
(c) His bath.
(d) A portrait of Rousseau.

12. What does Coulmier protest he must be when he interrupts the play?
(a) The de facto director.
(b) The voice of reason.
(c) The calming hand.
(d) The representative of the state.

13. Which of Dupperet's articles of clothing is mentioned by the Herald in Scene 4?
(a) Cullottes.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Toupee.
(d) Waistcoat.

14. Which of the following is not a famous moment of the Revolution mentioned in Scene 5?
(a) The killing of the aristocrats.
(b) Danton's death.
(c) The execution of the King.
(d) The fall of the Bastille.

15. Which philosopher does Corday cite in her song in Scene 7?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Plato.
(d) Hobbes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?

2. What is the color of the dagger's handle in Scene 10?

3. Which of the following characters does not have a line in the Homage to Marat?

4. How does Sade characterize the process by which Revolutionaries dole out death sentences?

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

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