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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Scene 6, a patient claims that all are free and equal to do what?
(a) Die.
(b) Toil.
(c) Strive.
(d) Starve.

2. What character enters in the first scene at Sade beckon?
(a) Corday.
(b) Coulmier.
(c) Marat.
(d) Herald.

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

4. In Scene 12, Marat accuses Sade of lacking what?
(a) A theory.
(b) Humility.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Resolve.

5. To what does Sade compare Marat's bath in Scene 15?
(a) Hell.
(b) The ocean.
(c) A womb.
(d) A dungeon.

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

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

8. What are the children fighting over in the streets, according to Corday?
(a) Toy guillotines.
(b) Coins.
(c) Human heads.
(d) Old wigs.

9. Which of the following is not an example Coulmier offers of the Church assisting the poor?
(a) Clothing drives.
(b) Free housing.
(c) Medical aid.
(d) Soup kitchens.

10. How old is Marat when the events of the play begin?
(a) 23.
(b) 50.
(c) 72.
(d) 35.

11. How many years after the Revolution do the events of the play-within-the-play take place?
(a) 1.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 4.

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

13. Who shouts "Long live the Revolution" midway through the Homage to Marat?
(a) Marat.
(b) Sade.
(c) Roux.
(d) Simone.

14. What aspect of Charlotte Corday does the Herald apologize to the audience for mentioning?
(a) Her madness.
(b) Her attractiveness.
(c) Her wealth.
(d) Her moral laxness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coulmier protest he must be when he interrupts the play?

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

3. Who sings to the riled patients at the end of Scene 6?

4. Where on her body does Corday carry her knife?

5. Which philosopher does Corday cite in her song in Scene 7?

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