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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Maniac offer to assist with on the report in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What do the Superintendent and Sports Jacket ask of the Maniac in Act 1, Scene 2 once they've been told they'll be prosecuted?

3. What does the Superintendent yell at Sports Jacket for upon his entrance?

4. What does Bertozzo ask the Maniac if he's ever impersonated?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What do Sports Jacket and the Superintendent do at the Maniac's request for recreating the scene?

4. What is the phone call regarding which the Maniac takes in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

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

8. How is the Maniac's treatment of the Superintendent and Sports Jacket a recreation of their statement about the Anarchist?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the Actions and Objectives in Act 2 between the Maniac and the police officers. What does each want? How do they go about achieving their objectives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Symbolism and Motif in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. What symbols are represented in the Maniac's costuming? What motifs can be cited as examples? Define the terms in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of "Fear and Submission." What does this mean? How does Fo implement this theme in the play? Give examples in the text which reflect this theme.

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