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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 does the Maniac impersonate when the journalist arrives?

2. Where does Act 2 take place?

3. Who does the Maniac say decided to change the police motto in Rome?

4. According to the reporter, "the report on the _____ of the fall seems to be missing from the judge's dossier."

5. Where does the Maniac reassure everyone he's from, while taking the box from Bertozzo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Maniac's reaction to the explanations behind the Anarchist's jump?

2. What does the journalist ask about the police interaction with the bomber? How does the Superintendent reply?

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

4. Who does the Maniac quote regarding scandal? What does this quote say?

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. How does the Maniac react to the "second version" of the statement about the Anarchist? What question remains?

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

8. What does Bertozzo do in the climax of the play in Act 2? How does he regain control of the room?

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

10. What is implied with the Maniac's joke regarding the "laughter" in the interrogation?

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

Describe Fo's use of Irony in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. What is Irony? How are the three types of Irony employed in the play? Who employs them?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss "Scandal, Revolution, and Reform" as a theme in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. How is this theme exemplified in the play? Who argues the opposing points of this theme?

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