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

2. What happens when Sports Jacket shakes the Maniac's hand after explaining the bomb scenario?
(a) He breaks it.
(b) It comes off.
(c) It shatters.
(d) It melts.

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

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

5. What, according to the reports, was the Anarchist's death ruled as?
(a) An accident.
(b) A murder.
(c) A suicide.
(d) A mistake.

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

7. The common consensus in the beginning of Act 2 is that the Anarchist felt what at 8pm?
(a) Suicidal.
(b) Tranquil.
(c) Depressed.
(d) Irate.

8. Where is the letter from which the reporter produces speaking of Sports Jacket?
(a) San Vittore prison.
(b) Rome Institution.
(c) San Ulelisi prison.
(d) San Salvador prison.

9. According to the reporter, "the report on the _____ of the fall seems to be missing from the judge's dossier."
(a) Parabola.
(b) Distance.
(c) Angle.
(d) Depth.

10. Where does Act 2 take place?
(a) The second floor office.
(b) The courtyard.
(c) The lobby.
(d) The fourth floor office.

11. Who slips and falls on the marble in front of the reporter?
(a) Sports Jacket.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) Bertozzo.
(d) The Superintendent.

12. What does the Maniac say about Bertozzo's ability with weaponry?
(a) He's a top expert.
(b) He's just a hobbyist.
(c) He's shy but experienced.
(d) He's ingenius.

13. Who says, in Act 2, "I swear to you, I know that guy. He's never been in the police; he's wearing a disguise"?
(a) The reporter.
(b) Bertozzo.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) The Maniac.

14. When, according to the reporter, did the phone call to the ambulance take place?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Two minutes before 12.
(c) Two minutes after 12.
(d) Three minutes after 12.

15. What did the police do with the one bomb which was recovered undetonated?
(a) Sent it to the lab.
(b) Had it examined.
(c) Blew it up.
(d) Gave it to the Russians.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Superintendent refer to there being spies to the reporter when he claps his hands?

2. What instinctive gesture did the Anarchist not do when falling to his death?

3. What does the Maniac suggest the Anarchist might have had shoes made of?

4. How many dynamite attacks does the reporter say have taken place until today?

5. What does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he's done when he slaps him on the back?

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