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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, according to the reports, was the Anarchist's death ruled as?
(a) A suicide.
(b) An accident.
(c) A mistake.
(d) A murder.

2. What does the reporter say that they've got down to the game of in Act 2?
(a) The mafia.
(b) Liars and thieves.
(c) Family favors.
(d) Class privelege.

3. What does the Superintendent tell the reporter is "is the backbone of every civilized nation?"
(a) Scaring the public.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Gathering intelligence.
(d) Lying.

4. What does the Maniac suggest the Anarchist might have had shoes made of?
(a) Elastic.
(b) Wood.
(c) Glass.
(d) Wool.

5. Who says, in Act 2, "I swear to you, I know that guy. He's never been in the police; he's wearing a disguise"?
(a) Bertozzo.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) The reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bertozzo bring in during the interview with the reporter?

2. Who tears up the President's portrait?

3. Why did the judge rule the alibis unreliable?

4. What is Sports Jacket referred to as by other Anarchists?

5. What did the police do with the one bomb which was recovered undetonated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Maniac say to the journalist about scandal?

2. What is the Maniac's costume comprised of in Act 2?

3. What does the journalist suggest regarding the Anarchist's alibi?

4. What does the journalist say about the Anarchist's death being an accident? What is she implying?

5. What does the Maniac argue regarding the alibi witnesses? How does the journalist respond to this argument?

6. How does the Maniac react to the "second version" of the statement about the Anarchist? What question remains?

7. What "new character" does the Maniac reveal himself to be in Act 2, Scene 1? How do the others react?

8. What does Bertozzo slip out regarding the bomb to the journalist? What do the others do?

9. What does the Maniac ask regarding the window during the Anarchist's interrogation? What is the reply?

10. What does the journalist ask about the police interaction with the bomber? How does the Superintendent reply?

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