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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. What name does the Maniac claim is his while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Girolli.
(b) Anghiari.
(c) Bertozzo.
(d) Misraeli.

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 Journalist.
(b) The Inspector.
(c) The Commissioner.
(d) The Maniac.

3. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?
(a) Teacher's.
(b) Doctor's.
(c) Judge's.
(d) Nurse's.

4. 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) Six to nine years and loss of pension.
(b) Three years and loss of rank and pension.
(c) Ten years and loss of rank.
(d) Seventeen years and loss of pension.

5. What does the Maniac tell the person on the phone that Bertozzo is doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Leaving.
(c) Firing him.
(d) Laughing at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the illness the Maniac suffers from cause him to do compulsively?

2. Who calls on the phone when the Maniac is alone in the room in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. What does Bertozzo ask the Maniac if he's ever impersonated?

4. What is Bertozzo late for after speaking with the Maniac?

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

(see the answer key)

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