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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Superintendent yell at Sports Jacket for upon his entrance?
(a) Ordering him and calling the Judge.
(b) Filing court orders without permission.
(c) Complaining about wanting a raise.
(d) Ordering him and punching Bertozzo.

2. Who says, "These characters have the power to save or destroy however and whenever they will: they toss out certain life sentences just the way someone might say, 'maybe it will rain tomorrow'?"
(a) The Inspector.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Journalist.
(d) The Commissioner.

3. Who says, "They almost went along with it; they were desperate. The smallest pretext is sufficient when one is desperate?"
(a) Sports Jacket.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Constable.

4. What is unique about the actors with whom the Maniac performs?
(a) They are comedians.
(b) They are great tragedians.
(c) They don't know they're acting.
(d) They are dogs.

5. Who says in Act 1, Scene 2, "No lord ever killed a good hunting dog to satisfy a peasant! If anything, it's been the other way around?"
(a) The Maniac.
(b) Sports Jacket.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) The Constable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Maniac instruct the Superintendent to do as he examines the documents?

2. Who tells the judge, "No, we wanted to prove that the 'raptus' couldn't have been caused by our deceptions, by our false statements?"

3. What does the Maniac tear up when he returns to the office?

4. Where does the Maniac learn there will be a judge arriving from?

5. What does the Superintendent accuse the Maniac of doing to them in Act 2?

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