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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. From where does the Maniac's card say he's a former professor?
(a) University of Indianapolis.
(b) University of Quinoa.
(c) University of Padova.
(d) University of Sicily.

2. Who asks, "But did you really have the proof?" in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The Superintendent.
(b) The Officer.
(c) The Maniac.
(d) The Big Man.

3. What, according to the Maniac, does no one think more about than the anarchist?
(a) His retirement.
(b) His bombings.
(c) His death.
(d) His suicide.

4. Why does the Maniac learn the judge is coming?
(a) To hold a press conference.
(b) To investigate the Anarchist's death.
(c) To put him in jail.
(d) To fire Bertozzo.

5. What time does the Superintendent say they "set the trick" with the anarchist?
(a) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 11:00 p.m.
(c) 7:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Maniac make sounds of in the background while on the phone?

2. Who says, "Yes, your honor, they had just left the room when he jumped out"?

3. How many citizens were killed in the bombing by the accused Anarchist?

4. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?

5. Who does the Maniac demand be brought into the office with him and Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the Maniac tell Bertozzo about the actors he performs with?

3. What is the Maniac doing in the beginning of Act 1, Scene 2?

4. How does the Maniac convince Sports Jacket and the Superintendent to go along with his plan at the end of Act 1, Scene 2? What happens at the end of this act?

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

6. What does the time difference in the "raptus" versus the suicide seem to indicate to the Maniac?

7. What is the Superintendent and Sports Jacket's reaction to the Maniac's accusations of harsh interrogation?

8. What is the Maniac's suggestion to the Superintendent and Sports Jacket, considering their situation of desperation in Act 1, Scene 2?

9. What does the Superintendent's report claim the Anarchist suffered? What is this?

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

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