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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose fault does the Maniac's say it is that the Superintendent and Sports Jacket almost jumped?
(a) His mother's.
(b) The government's.
(c) His own.
(d) The anarchist's.

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

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

4. What, according to the Maniac, does no one think more about than the anarchist?
(a) His death.
(b) His bombings.
(c) His suicide.
(d) His retirement.

5. Who does the Maniac laugh that he would love to see caught up in the Anarchist scandal?
(a) The Head Commissioner.
(b) The Prime Minister.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Bertozzo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the judge, "No, we wanted to prove that the 'raptus' couldn't have been caused by our deceptions, by our false statements?"

2. Why does the Maniac learn the judge is coming?

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

4. Who does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he once knew who massaged himself in such a way?

5. What do the Superintendent and Sports Jacket ask of the Maniac in Act 1, Scene 2 once they've been told they'll be prosecuted?

(see the answer key)

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