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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. On what floor of the building does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
(a) First.
(b) Second.
(c) Third.
(d) Fourth.

2. What does the Maniac return for in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) His moustache.
(b) His chair.
(c) His suitcase.
(d) His papers.

3. "The anarchist did not seem affected by the accusation, but smiled in disbelief." Who made this statement?
(a) Bertozzo.
(b) The Officer.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Superintendent.

4. What was the Anarchist's occupation?
(a) Architect.
(b) Physician.
(c) Railway worker.
(d) Professor.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the judge and the Superintendent say definitely contributed to the Anarchist's suicidal breakdown?

2. Who does the Maniac demand be brought into the office with him and Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?

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

4. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?

5. 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'?"

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