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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Maniac say he's had in his briefcase the entire time, at the end of the play?
(a) A gun.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) Proof of the Anarchist's suicide.
(d) A tape recorder.

2. What does the Maniac threaten to do if he's not allowed to stay?
(a) Jump out the window.
(b) Tell the boss.
(c) Call the police.
(d) Inform the media.

3. What excuse does the Maniac give the reporter why the bomb was buried?
(a) To kill the rats.
(b) To acquit themselves.
(c) To hide the evidence.
(d) To save the public.

4. Who says, "All right, all right, don't pull those long faces. Cheer up! I promise that from this moment on I won't poke fun at you anymore. The proceedings will be absolutely serious?"
(a) The Constable.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) Sports Jacket.

5. What does the Maniac suggest the Superintendent and Sports Jacket do, given their situation, in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Kill the judge.
(b) Jump out the window.
(c) Run for cover.
(d) Escape to Taiwan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Maniac pretend to be while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What does Bertozzo not know about in Act 2?

3. Who says, regarding the journalist, "Don't you understand yet that I'm in the same boat with you guys? People like her you have to try to get on your side, not against you?"

4. Where does the Superintendent refer to there being spies to the reporter when he claps his hands?

5. What does the Superintendent accuse the Maniac of doing to them in Act 2?

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