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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times has the Maniac been arrested (including this time)?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Nine.
(c) Three.
(d) Sixteen.

2. What are the documents the person on the phone requests from the Maniac?
(a) The judicial transcripts and the death certificate.
(b) The court appearance transcript and the order for arrest.
(c) The judicial transcripts and the order to file away investigation of anarchist's death.
(d) The court appearance records and death certificate.

3. Where does the Maniac say the judge had been previously?
(a) A German concentration camp.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) A Russian prison camp.
(d) A Turkish prison.

4. What does the Maniac practice after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A stutter.
(b) A Jewish accent.
(c) An Irish accent.
(d) A walk.

5. Who does the Maniac pretend to be while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Bertozzo's wife.
(b) A judge.
(c) A nurse.
(d) Bertozzo's assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unique about the actors with whom the Maniac performs?

2. What does the Maniac begin to do before the phone rings in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. 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'?"

4. What does the Maniac do into the phone and pretend it's Bertozzo?

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

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