View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Maniac begin to do before the phone rings in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Jump out the window.
(b) Creep out the door.
(c) Call his mother.
(d) Burn the file cabinet.

3. Where does the Maniac learn there will be a judge arriving from?
(a) Rome.
(b) Sicily.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

4. What is Bertozzo late for after speaking with the Maniac?
(a) A meeting.
(b) Getting his clothes from the cleaners.
(c) Court.
(d) Picking up his wife.

5. In what city does the play take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Rome.
(d) Milan.

Short Answer Questions

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

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'?"

3. Who does the Maniac laugh that he would love to see caught up in the Anarchist scandal?

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

5. What does the Maniac say that the judge's name is who is coming?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 230 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample