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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Maniac say the judge had been previously?
(a) A Russian prison camp.
(b) The Vatican.
(c) A Turkish prison.
(d) A German concentration camp.

2. Why does the Maniac say he hasn't removed his hat when speaking to Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) He's allergic to wool.
(b) There's a draft.
(c) He's keeping a microphone in his hat.
(d) He's got a large scar.

3. What does the Maniac say that the superior council has?
(a) Corrupt officers.
(b) Informers.
(c) Murderers.
(d) Thieves.

4. What did the Anarchist ask for after the Superintendent told him his friend confessed?
(a) A chair.
(b) A rope.
(c) A drink.
(d) A cigarette.

5. What was the Anarchist's occupation?
(a) Physician.
(b) Railway worker.
(c) Professor.
(d) Architect.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Maniac pretend to be while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. Who asks, "But did you really have the proof?" in Act 1, Scene 2?

3. What does the Maniac scream out while tearing up citations in the office?

4. Who says, "These characters have the power to save or destroy however and whenever they will: they toss out certain life sentences just the way someone might say, 'maybe it will rain tomorrow'?"

5. "The anarchist did not seem affected by the accusation, but smiled in disbelief." Who made this statement?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Maniac trip up the Superintendent on his story?

2. What is described differently in the "second report?"

3. What does the Maniac tell Bertozzo about grammar in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. What does the Maniac realize is missing from the second version of the story?

5. In what state is the Superintendent when he enters in Act 1, Scene 2? Why?

6. What is the phone call regarding which the Maniac takes in Act 1, Scene 1?

7. How does the Maniac react when Bertozzo says if he will just sign the statement, he will let him go?

8. What does the Maniac do with the documents he finds while in the office alone?

9. What does the Maniac do when the phone rings in the office in Act 1, Scene 1?

10. Who/what does the Superintendent say pushed him toward the "raptus?" How does the Maniac reply?

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