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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Scene 5, Kokol quips to Marat that Paris facing a shortage of what?
(a) Gold.
(b) Corpses.
(c) Laurels.
(d) Hope.

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

5. What was Jacques Roux's former profession?
(a) Politician.
(b) Priest.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Baker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mental affliction does the actor playing Marat have?

3. According to the Herald, what do Marat and Simone share in addition to a vision of France?

4. How many years has the Marquis de Sade been living at Charenton at the time of the play?

5. What two omnipresent groups represent the asylum security throughout the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Corday and Duperret's interchange in Scene 29.

2. What is the role of the audience in the play?

3. What are Sade's expectations of the Revolution, and are they realized?

4. What does Sade say in Scene 24 to appease Coulmier?

5. What is the state of the Revolution in 1793, according to the Singers in Scene 5?

6. What recommendation does Coulmier make to Sade and the assembled actors at the end of Scene 6?

7. How does Corday's sickness affect her performance?

8. What is the nature of Marat's life in 1793?

9. Describe Jacques Roux.

10. What role does Marat imply he wants to play in France in Scene 27?

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