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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Maniac threaten to do to the Inspector?
(a) Bite him.
(b) Eat him.
(c) Cry to him.
(d) Slap him.

2. What does the Maniac accuse the Inspector of being ignorant of?
(a) Basic English language.
(b) Psychiatry.
(c) Basic Italian grammar.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What does the Maniac begin to do before the phone rings in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Burn the file cabinet.
(b) Creep out the door.
(c) Call his mother.
(d) Jump out the window.

4. What does the illness the Maniac suffers from cause him to do compulsively?
(a) Sing.
(b) Play roles.
(c) Dance.
(d) Juggle.

5. What does the Maniac tell the person on the phone that Bertozzo is doing?
(a) Crying.
(b) Firing him.
(c) Laughing at him.
(d) Leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Maniac being charged with in Act 1?

2. "The anarchist did not seem affected by the accusation, but smiled in disbelief." Who made this statement?

3. Where is the call coming from which the Maniac answers?

4. Why does the Maniac say he hasn't removed his hat when speaking to Sports Jacket in Act 1, Scene 2?

5. What does the Superintendent yell at Sports Jacket for upon his entrance?

(see the answer key)

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