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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From what floor did the Anarchist jump?
(a) The second.
(b) The Fifth.
(c) The fourth.
(d) The third.

4. According to the testimony, "The railroad worker calmed down and stated that he and the ex-dancer were __________."
(a) "Not on good terms."
(b) "Collaborators."
(c) "Lying to be alibis."
(d) "On good terms."

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

6. Who does the Superintendent initially mistake the Maniac for?
(a) A spy.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A reporter.
(d) An anarchist.

7. What does the Maniac say he'd never like to be?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A mailman.
(c) A judge.
(d) A lawyer.

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

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

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

11. What had the Anarchist been "seized by" leading to his death?
(a) A raptus.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A fever.
(d) A disease.

12. 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'?"
(a) The Commissioner.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Inspector.
(d) The Journalist.

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 admitted his crimes.
(b) The anarchist wept.
(c) The anarchist was proven guilty.
(d) The anarchist overcame his depression.

14. How many citizens were killed in the bombing by the accused Anarchist?
(a) Thirteen.
(b) Nineteen.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Twenty.

15. What does the Maniac instruct the Superintendent to do as he examines the documents?
(a) Give him money for coffee.
(b) Leave and go home.
(c) Recreate his entrance.
(d) Go get him coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Maniac say he hasn't removed his hat when speaking to Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. What is Bertozzo late for after speaking with the Maniac?

3. What does the Maniac say that an Anarchist cares about above all else?

4. Whose fault does the Maniac's say it is that the Superintendent and Sports Jacket almost jumped?

5. Who does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he is in the beginning of Dr. Act 1, Scene 2?

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