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

Multiple Choice 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?"
(a) Dr. Antonio.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) Sports Shirt.
(d) The Constable.

2. Who says, "I'll bet you're even saner than I am?"
(a) The Journalist.
(b) Bertozzo.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Superintendent.

3. What does the Maniac practice after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A walk.
(b) A stutter.
(c) A Jewish accent.
(d) An Irish accent.

4. Who says, "Yes, your honor, they had just left the room when he jumped out"?
(a) Sports Jacket.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Constable.
(d) The Superintendent.

5. Where do the Superintendent and Sports Jacket say they got the news that the anarchist dancer had confessed?
(a) From the dancer.
(b) From a witness.
(c) From the dancer's wife.
(d) They made it up.

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

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

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

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

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

11. What does the Maniac make sounds of in the background while on the phone?
(a) A siren.
(b) Laughter.
(c) Someone at the door.
(d) Screaming.

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

13. Where does the Maniac suggest he might know the Superintendent from?
(a) A concentration camp.
(b) Law school.
(c) Prison.
(d) Fighting in the war.

14. Where does the Maniac say the judge had been previously?
(a) A Russian prison camp.
(b) A German concentration camp.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) A Turkish prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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'?"

2. What does the Maniac accuse the Inspector of being ignorant of?

3. What was the Anarchist's occupation?

4. From what floor did the Anarchist jump?

5. How many times has the Maniac been arrested (including this time)?

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