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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the report say which disputes the statement that the officer grabbed the Anarchist as he fell?
(a) His tie was undone.
(b) He fell backwards.
(c) His glasses were broken.
(d) He was wearing both shoes.

2. What are the Maniac, the Superintendent, and Sports Jacket doing when Act 2 begins?
(a) Fleeing.
(b) Singing.
(c) Arguing.
(d) Crying.

3. According to the Manic, why do innocent people invent crimes?
(a) To wreck their lives.
(b) To commit forgery.
(c) To get laughing interrogations.
(d) To make fun of the police.

4. Who says, "All right, all right, don't pull those long faces. Cheer up! I promise that from this moment on I won't poke fun at you anymore. The proceedings will be absolutely serious?"
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Constable.
(d) Sports Jacket.

5. Who, according to the reporter, did the Roman judge hold mainly responsible for organizing and fomenting the attack?
(a) The Maniac.
(b) The trailblazer.
(c) The police spy.
(d) The Roman fascist.

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

7. What does the Superintendent tell the reporter is "is the backbone of every civilized nation?"
(a) Gathering intelligence.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Lying.
(d) Scaring the public.

8. What does the Superintendent refer to as the Maniac's "techniques?"
(a) Jesuit dialectics.
(b) Intentional suicide.
(c) Sarcastic wordplay.
(d) Rhetorical response.

9. What does the journalist ask if she may use during the interview?
(a) An alibi.
(b) A video camera.
(c) A tape recorder.
(d) A lie detector.

10. What does Bertozzo rip off the Maniac in Act 2?
(a) His nose.
(b) His eye patch.
(c) His glove.
(d) His false hand.

11. Who remarks to the reporter, "Oh, we often call for stretchers, just in case, because you never know . . . and sometimes we hit it at just the right minute, as you see?"
(a) The Maniac.
(b) Sports Jacket.
(c) The Constable.
(d) Bertozzo.

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 facsimile of the bomb.
(d) A cannon ball.

13. Who was one of the infiltrators in the Anarchists' circle?
(a) A well-known Roman fascist.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Superintendent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has the reporter heard of this "nickname" for the investigator in Act 2?

2. Who says, "Tell me how you put together a bomb and I'll tell you who you are?"

3. Which character says, "If they had every member of that little pilgrim band under total and continuous surveillance, how come the band was able to organize such a complicated attack, without your coming in to stop them?"

4. When, according to the reporter, did the Anarchist jump precisely?

5. Where does the Maniac reassure everyone he's from, while taking the box from Bertozzo?

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