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

2. Who does the Superintendent initially mistake the Maniac for?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A spy.
(c) An anarchist.
(d) A reporter.

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

4. What time did the anarchist jump from the window?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Eight p.m.
(c) Four a.m.
(d) Three a.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Maniac threaten to do to the Inspector?

2. What does the Maniac say prevents him from committing fraud on his business card?

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

4. What does the Maniac return for in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

3. How does the Maniac say he "trained" for his work as a psychiatrist?

4. What do the police records show regarding the Maniac's history? How does he respond to these allegations?

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

6. Who does the Maniac encounter when leaving the office the second time in Act 1, Scene 1? What does this character do?

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

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

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

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

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