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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. According to the testimony, "The railroad worker calmed down and stated that he and the ex-dancer were __________."
(a) "Collaborators."
(b) "Lying to be alibis."
(c) "On good terms."
(d) "Not on good terms."

2. What does the Maniac threaten to do to the Inspector?
(a) Slap him.
(b) Cry to him.
(c) Eat him.
(d) Bite him.

3. In what version of the statement was it stated that the anarchist, looking "beaten-down," had lit a cigarette and commented in a tragic voice, "this is the end of the anarchist movement?"
(a) The third.
(b) The second.
(c) The first.
(d) The fourth.

4. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?
(a) Doctor's.
(b) Teacher's.
(c) Judge's.
(d) Nurse's.

5. 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'?"
(a) The Maniac.
(b) The Inspector.
(c) The Commissioner.
(d) The Journalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Superintendent initially mistake the Maniac for?

2. What does Bertozzo do once he recognizes the Maniac leaving the office in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Where is the call coming from which the Maniac answers?

4. What is Sports Jacket massaging in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. Where does the Maniac suggest he might know the Superintendent from?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is the Maniac's justification for his "crimes" in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

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

6. What is happening in the beginning of the play? What does Bertozzo want from the Maniac?

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

8. What does the Maniac want to determine regarding the Anarchist's emotional state? How does he proceed?

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

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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