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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 say he's had in his briefcase the entire time, at the end of the play?
(a) A gun.
(b) A slingshot.
(c) Proof of the Anarchist's suicide.
(d) A tape recorder.

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

3. What is Sports Jacket referred to as by other Anarchists?
(a) Mugger.
(b) The Killer.
(c) Iron Fists.
(d) Window Straddler.

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

5. 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?"
(a) The Maniac.
(b) The Journalist.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) Sports Jacket.

6. Where has the reporter heard of this "nickname" for the investigator in Act 2?
(a) A jury.
(b) A policeman.
(c) Another anarchist.
(d) A judge.

7. What is discovered about the Maniac when he walks around the desk speaking to the reporter?
(a) A fake beard.
(b) A peg leg.
(c) A false nose.
(d) A rash.

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

9. What does the Maniac do accidentally with his "eye?"
(a) Drops it.
(b) Throws it out the window.
(c) Swallows it.
(d) Buries it.

10. Who does the Maniac finally tell the reporter he really is?
(a) A terrorist.
(b) A bishop.
(c) The Pope.
(d) A judge.

11. Who says to the reporter that being ahead of time is "all important" for the police?
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Constable.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) Bertozzo.

12. What instinctive gesture did the Anarchist not do when falling to his death?
(a) Put his hands forward.
(b) Cover his head.
(c) Scream.
(d) Cry.

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

14. What does the Maniac suggest as the reason why it wasn't cold at midnight in December?
(a) There was a fire in the room.
(b) There was global warming.
(c) The sun hadn't gone down.
(d) There was love in the air.

15. 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 Constable.
(b) Sports Jacket.
(c) Bertozzo.
(d) The Maniac.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Superintendent accuse the Maniac of doing to them in Act 2?

2. What does the reporter say that they've got down to the game of in Act 2?

3. What does the Maniac wear in disguise when meeting the reporter?

4. According to the Manic, why do innocent people invent crimes?

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

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