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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Maniac impersonate when the journalist arrives?
(a) A forensics expert.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) Bertozzo.
(d) A coat rack.

2. What piece of evidence does the Maniac say proves that the officer tried to save the Anarchist?
(a) His glasses.
(b) His cigarettes.
(c) His glove.
(d) His shoe.

3. When does the Maniac say that the raptus comes in the story in Act 2?
(a) At 6 a.m.
(b) At 7 p.m.
(c) At 8 p.m.
(d) Near midnight.

4. What does the Maniac tell the officer he has slipped upon?
(a) A bullet.
(b) His glass eye.
(c) A thumb-tack.
(d) A marble.

5. What was found at the base of the Anarchist's neck?
(a) A stab wound.
(b) A gunshot wound.
(c) Bruises.
(d) Warts.

6. Where does the Superintendent refer to there being spies to the reporter when he claps his hands?
(a) In the sewers.
(b) In the audience.
(c) In the courtyard.
(d) In the trees.

7. What is the term which refers to the Superintendent's referral to the fact that they're on a stage?
(a) Realism.
(b) Hyper-realism.
(c) Romantic theater.
(d) Alienation effect.

8. What does the Superintendent say they were all doing just before midnight?
(a) Hanging the anarchist.
(b) Belittling the guard.
(c) Kidding around.
(d) Kicking each other.

9. Where did the Maniac witness the "laughter interrogations" while staying in a hotel near police headquarters?
(a) Bergamo.
(b) Rome.
(c) Milan.
(d) Sicily.

10. How many of those dynamite attacks which have taken place were tied to fascists?
(a) 102.
(b) 98.
(c) 170.
(d) 100.

11. How many shoes are in the equation in Act 2?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

12. What does Bertozzo bring in during the interview with the reporter?
(a) A piece of railroad track.
(b) A document for the judge.
(c) A cannon ball.
(d) A facsimile of the bomb.

13. Who does Bertozzo say that he knows, when meeting the Maniac with the reporter?
(a) Inspector Piconi.
(b) Inspector Rosetti.
(c) Captain Rossini.
(d) Captain Piccinni.

14. What does Bertozzo admit it seems the "real bomb" was probably made by?
(a) Military professionals.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Railroad workers.
(d) Laymen.

15. What does the Maniac wear in disguise when meeting the reporter?
(a) A bunny hat.
(b) A fake nose.
(c) An eye patch.
(d) A mask.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the judge rule the alibis unreliable?

2. What does the journalist ask if she may use during the interview?

3. What does the reporter remark upon when meeting Sports Jacket?

4. What does the Maniac say about Bertozzo's ability with weaponry?

5. What does the Maniac say they have changed the police motto to?

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