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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does the Maniac claim is his while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Misraeli.
(b) Girolli.
(c) Anghiari.
(d) Bertozzo.

2. What does the Maniac insist that the Superintendent and the others did with the anarchist to cheer him up?
(a) Sang.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Danced.
(d) Waltzed.

3. According to the Maniac, when a judge is reaching the prime of his career, what are others his age doing?
(a) Quitting.
(b) Dying.
(c) Starting out.
(d) Retiring.

4. What had the Anarchist been accused of bombing?
(a) A bank.
(b) A school.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A restaurant.

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

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

7. 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.

8. What does the Maniac say that the judge's name is who is coming?
(a) Roberto Lombarti.
(b) Antonio Romaldi.
(c) Antonio A. Antonio.
(d) Ignatius Guisseppe.

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

10. What is the Maniac being charged with in Act 1?
(a) Impersonating a policeman.
(b) Bombing a bank.
(c) Impersonating a psychiatrist.
(d) Impersonating a veterenarian.

11. 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) Sports Shirt.
(b) The Constable.
(c) Dr. Antonio.
(d) The Superintendent.

12. Who calls on the phone when the Maniac is alone in the room in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Sports Jacket.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) Yellow Blazer.
(d) The Registrar.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From what floor did the Anarchist jump?

3. Where does the Maniac suggest he might know the Superintendent from?

4. Who is alone in the room at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does the Superintendent yell at Sports Jacket for upon his entrance?

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