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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Maniac say he hasn't removed his hat when speaking to Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He's got a large scar.
(b) He's keeping a microphone in his hat.
(c) There's a draft.
(d) He's allergic to wool.

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

3. Where is the "overwhelming proof" they want to get rid of the Superintendent and Sports Jacket, according to the Maniac in Act 2, Scene 2, Part 2?
(a) In his office.
(b) In his papers.
(c) From the Pope.
(d) He made it up.

4. What did the Anarchist ask for after the Superintendent told him his friend confessed?
(a) A rope.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A chair.
(d) A drink.

5. Who does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he once knew who massaged himself in such a way?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A mailman.
(c) A bishop.
(d) A convict.

6. Who witnessed the fall of the anarchist?
(a) A judge.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A blind man.

7. What does the Maniac accuse the Inspector of being ignorant of?
(a) Basic Italian grammar.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Basic English language.
(d) Mathematics.

8. Who says, "They almost went along with it; they were desperate. The smallest pretext is sufficient when one is desperate?"
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) Sports Jacket.
(d) The Constable.

9. What is Bertozzo late for after speaking with the Maniac?
(a) A meeting.
(b) Court.
(c) Getting his clothes from the cleaners.
(d) Picking up his wife.

10. What does the Maniac say prevents him from committing fraud on his business card?
(a) Punctuation.
(b) Imitation.
(c) Falsification.
(d) Lamination.

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

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

13. Where does the Superintendent claim he and Sports Jacket were when the Anarchist jumped out the window?
(a) In court.
(b) Outside the window.
(c) Outside the room.
(d) In the room.

14. What does the Constable say he gave the anarchist?
(a) An affidavit.
(b) A piece of chewing gum.
(c) A bomb.
(d) A gun.

15. What took place previously in the room that Act 1, Scene 2 is set in?
(a) The arrest of the Maniac.
(b) The invasion of the spies.
(c) The murder of Bertozzo.
(d) The death of the anarchist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the Maniac profess to having studied Law?

2. What time does the Superintendent say they "set the trick" with the anarchist?

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

4. What does the Maniac do into the phone and pretend it's Bertozzo?

5. What are the documents the person on the phone requests from the Maniac?

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