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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Maniac say decided to change the police motto in Rome?
(a) The Police Headquarters.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Ministry of the Interior.
(d) The President.

2. Who, according to the reporter, did the Roman judge hold mainly responsible for organizing and fomenting the attack?
(a) The police spy.
(b) The trailblazer.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Roman fascist.

3. What does Bertozzo not know about in Act 2?
(a) The judge's orders.
(b) The Maniac's true identity.
(c) The incriminating evidence.
(d) The "counter-investigation."

4. What does the Superintendent refer to as the Maniac's "techniques?"
(a) Rhetorical response.
(b) Jesuit dialectics.
(c) Intentional suicide.
(d) Sarcastic wordplay.

5. The Maniac asks when examining the Anarchist's jump who in the room acted as his what?
(a) Parachute.
(b) Footstool.
(c) Catalyst.
(d) Irritant.

6. Who says, "Do people demand a really just system? Well, we'll arrange it so that they'll be satisfied with one that's a little less unjust?"
(a) The Constable.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Reporter.
(d) The Superintendent.

7. What does the Maniac say about Bertozzo's ability with weaponry?
(a) He's just a hobbyist.
(b) He's ingenius.
(c) He's a top expert.
(d) He's shy but experienced.

8. What does Bertozzo bring in during the interview with the reporter?
(a) A piece of railroad track.
(b) A cannon ball.
(c) A facsimile of the bomb.
(d) A document for the judge.

9. Where does Act 2 take place?
(a) The lobby.
(b) The second floor office.
(c) The courtyard.
(d) The fourth floor office.

10. Where does the Maniac reassure everyone he's from, while taking the box from Bertozzo?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) The Headquarters of Headquarters.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The Scientific Division

11. Which character says, "If they had every member of that little pilgrim band under total and continuous surveillance, how come the band was able to organize such a complicated attack, without your coming in to stop them?"
(a) The Maniac.
(b) The Journalist.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) Sports Jacket.

12. Who says, "Bertozzo, you say something too; try to show that we're not asleep in our division, either?"
(a) The Constable.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) Sports Jacket.

13. What does the journalist ask if she may use during the interview?
(a) A video camera.
(b) A lie detector.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) An alibi.

14. Who does Bertozzo say that he knows, when meeting the Maniac with the reporter?
(a) Captain Rossini.
(b) Inspector Rosetti.
(c) Inspector Piconi.
(d) Captain Piccinni.

15. Where does the Superintendent refer to there being spies to the reporter when he claps his hands?
(a) In the courtyard.
(b) In the trees.
(c) In the sewers.
(d) In the audience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the reporter remark upon when meeting Sports Jacket?

2. What was different about the "real bomb" as opposed to the bomb in the room, according to Bertozzo?

3. What does the reporter say that they've got down to the game of in Act 2?

4. When does the reporter have to turn in her article?

5. What does the Superintendent tell the reporter is "is the backbone of every civilized nation?"

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