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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who says, "Do people demand a really just system? Well, we'll arrange it so that they'll be satisfied with one that's a little less unjust?"
(a) The Constable.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Reporter.

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

4. What excuse does the Maniac give the reporter why the bomb was buried?
(a) To kill the rats.
(b) To acquit themselves.
(c) To hide the evidence.
(d) To save the public.

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who says, regarding the journalist, "Don't you understand yet that I'm in the same boat with you guys? People like her you have to try to get on your side, not against you?"
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Constable.
(d) Bertozzo.

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

12. Which character says, "You know why as well as I do, Inspector. That way, the 'signature of the murderers was destroyed along with the bomb?"
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) Bertozzo.
(d) The Journalist.

13. What does the Maniac do to hide the fact that he's feeding the inspector lines in front of the reporter?
(a) Shuffles papers.
(b) Curses.
(c) Sneezes.
(d) Sings.

14. What does the reporter say that they've got down to the game of in Act 2?
(a) The mafia.
(b) Family favors.
(c) Class privelege.
(d) Liars and thieves.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the journalist who arrives in Act 2?

2. Who was one of the infiltrators in the Anarchists' circle?

3. Who does Bertozzo say that he knows, when meeting the Maniac with the reporter?

4. Who slips and falls on the marble in front of the reporter?

5. Which character says to the Maniac in Act 2, "Please. Your eminence; I flunked Latin three times!"?

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