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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. Who says, "I'll bet you're even saner than I am?"

2. Where does the Maniac learn there will be a judge arriving from?

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

4. What happens to Bertozzo at the end of Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What does the Maniac take from by the door as he exits the office in Act 1, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does the Maniac realize is missing from the second version of the story?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relation of Accidental Death of an Anarchist to the real-life trial of Giuseppe Pinelli and his subsequent death. What characters are reflective of actual people in this public scandal? How does Fo use this as a backdrop for the themes he presents?

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