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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. When, according to the reporter, did the phone call to the ambulance take place?
2. What is discovered about the Maniac when he walks around the desk speaking to the reporter?
3. What does Bertozzo not know about in Act 2?
4. Who says, "All right, all right, don't pull those long faces. Cheer up! I promise that from this moment on I won't poke fun at you anymore. The proceedings will be absolutely serious?"
5. What does the Superintendent accuse the Maniac of doing to them in Act 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Maniac react to the "second version" of the statement about the Anarchist? What question remains?
2. What does the Maniac re-costume himself as before the reporter arrives? What do the others say?
3. What documentation does the journalist present regarding recent bombings?
4. What does the Maniac ask regarding the window during the Anarchist's interrogation? What is the reply?
5. What information is learned from the phone call during the meeting of the Maniac and the police officers? What reaction does this cause?
6. What does the Maniac argue regarding the alibi witnesses? How does the journalist respond to this argument?
7. What is the Maniac's reaction to the explanations behind the Anarchist's jump?
8. What does Bertozzo slip out regarding the bomb to the journalist? What do the others do?
9. What does the Maniac say to the journalist about scandal?
10. How does the Maniac respond to the journalist's questioning? How do the others?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast the character of the Maniac with that of the police officers. How is he different? What similarities do they have?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of political theater as an instrument to induce change. How has Accidental Death of an Anarchist been used in this way? Where have productions been reproduced for this effect?
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