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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, in Act 2, "I swear to you, I know that guy. He's never been in the police; he's wearing a disguise"?

2. Where does the Superintendent refer to there being spies to the reporter when he claps his hands?

3. Why did the judge rule the alibis unreliable?

4. Who does Bertozzo say that he knows, when meeting the Maniac with the reporter?

5. What does the Superintendent accuse the Maniac of doing to them in Act 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What documentation does the journalist present regarding recent bombings?

2. What do the Superintendent and Sports Jacket do regarding Bertozzo's protestations regarding the Maniac?

3. How does the Maniac respond to the Superintendent's excuse about the window? What is the Superintendent's concern in this exchange?

4. What does the journalist ask the Superintendent first in her interview?

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

6. How does the Maniac respond to the journalist's questioning? How do the others?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the plot structure of Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Define and give examples of the terms action, rising action, climax, and falling action in your discussion.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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