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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 return for in Act 1, Scene 1?

2. What had the Anarchist been accused of bombing?

3. What was the Anarchist's occupation?

4. Who tells the judge, "No, we wanted to prove that the 'raptus' couldn't have been caused by our deceptions, by our false statements?"

5. What does the Maniac threaten to do if he's not allowed to stay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the Superintendent and Sports Jacket's reaction to the Maniac's accusations of harsh interrogation?

9. What does the Maniac return for in Act 1, Scene 1? What does he find?

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

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 the Brechtian elements of the play, particularly that of the Alienation Effect. Where is this technique employed? What effect does it have? Why did Fo choose to use it?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the style of Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Define different stylistic elements of the play discussed in class.

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