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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 Maniac say is the sentence for "provocation and violence resulting in harm to a defenseless and disabled individual incapable of acting responsibility for his or her own actions?"
(a) Seventeen years and loss of pension.
(b) Six to nine years and loss of pension.
(c) Ten years and loss of rank.
(d) Three years and loss of rank and pension.

2. What does the Maniac do into the phone and pretend it's Bertozzo?
(a) Sneezes.
(b) Coughs.
(c) Hiccups.
(d) Blows a razzberry.

3. What did the judge and the Superintendent say definitely contributed to the Anarchist's suicidal breakdown?
(a) Fear of death.
(b) Fear of bludgeoning.
(c) Fear of losing his job.
(d) Fear of arrest.

4. What does the Maniac say that an Anarchist cares about above all else?
(a) His anarchy.
(b) Violence.
(c) Love.
(d) His job.

5. Who does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he once knew who massaged himself in such a way?
(a) A convict.
(b) A bishop.
(c) A mailman.
(d) A policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the Maniac, the Superintendent, and Sports Jacket doing when Act 2 begins?

2. What is the name of the journalist who arrives in Act 2?

3. How many times has the Maniac been arrested (including this time)?

4. Where does the Maniac suggest he might know the Superintendent from?

5. Where does the phrase "headquarters had no head, 'cause the head man was in bed" come from, according to the Maniac?

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