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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many mental institutions does the Maniac proclaim to have been in?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Six.

3. What does the armed robbery citation say was robbed?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A convenience store.
(c) A zoo.
(d) A pharmacy.

4. What is the Maniac excited about that he's going to do after hanging up the phone?
(a) Impersonate Bertozzo.
(b) Impersonate the judge.
(c) Free the prisoners.
(d) Find the Anarchist.

5. How long does the Maniac profess to having studied Law?
(a) Six years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Nine years.
(d) Three months.

6. What does the Maniac begin to do before the phone rings in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Call his mother.
(b) Creep out the door.
(c) Burn the file cabinet.
(d) Jump out the window.

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

8. 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 allergic to wool.
(c) There's a draft.
(d) He's keeping a microphone in his hat.

9. What does Bertozzo ask the Maniac if he's ever impersonated?
(a) A dog.
(b) A judge.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A child.

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

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

12. How many times has the Maniac been arrested (including this time)?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

13. The Maniac tells the Superintendent and Sports Jacket that they have to provide irrefutable arguments proving what happened during those four hours?
(a) The anarchist was proven guilty.
(b) The anarchist admitted his crimes.
(c) The anarchist wept.
(d) The anarchist overcame his depression.

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

15. What is the file cabinet filled with that the Maniac examines in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Citations.
(b) Birth certificates.
(c) Marriage licenses.
(d) Death certificates.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Superintendent claim he and Sports Jacket were when the Anarchist jumped out the window?

2. What does the Maniac say that the judge's name is who is coming?

3. What did the Anarchist ask for after the Superintendent told him his friend confessed?

4. In whose office does the play open?

5. From where does the Maniac's card say he's a former professor?

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