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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. What name does the Maniac claim is his while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Girolli.
(b) Bertozzo.
(c) Misraeli.
(d) Anghiari.

2. Who does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he once knew who massaged himself in such a way?
(a) A bishop.
(b) A convict.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A mailman.

3. What had the Anarchist been "seized by" leading to his death?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A disease.
(c) A raptus.
(d) A fever.

4. What does the Maniac practice after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) A walk.
(b) A Jewish accent.
(c) A stutter.
(d) An Irish accent.

5. Who does the Maniac tell Sports Jacket he is in the beginning of Dr. Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) Dr. Antonio A. Antonio.
(b) Dr. Roberto Rimaldi.
(c) Dr. Roberto Angroni.
(d) Dr. Guisseppe Winfried.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says in Act 1, Scene 2, "No lord ever killed a good hunting dog to satisfy a peasant! If anything, it's been the other way around?"

2. What is unique about the actors with whom the Maniac performs?

3. How many times has the Maniac been arrested (including this time)?

4. What time does the Superintendent say they "set the trick" with the anarchist?

5. In what city does the play take place?

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

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

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

6. What does the Maniac say he thinks about judges?

7. How does the Maniac feel after taking the phone call in Act 1, Scene 1? Why?

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

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

10. How does the Maniac "prepare" after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?

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