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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many mental institutions does the Maniac proclaim to have been in?
(a) Six.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

2. What happens to Bertozzo at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) He trips on the phone cord.
(b) He trips and falls.
(c) He gets punched.
(d) He falls out the window.

3. What does the Maniac take from by the door as he exits the office in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A ladies' dress.
(b) A cane and shawl.
(c) A wig and glasses.
(d) A hat and coat.

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

5. In whose office does the play open?
(a) Bertozzo's.
(b) The Superintendent's.
(c) The Maniac's.
(d) The Coroner's.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what floor of the building does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?

2. 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?"

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

4. In what city does the play take place?

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

(see the answer key)

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