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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 had the Anarchist been "seized by" leading to his death?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A fever.
(c) A disease.
(d) A raptus.

2. Who says, "I'll bet you're even saner than I am?"
(a) Bertozzo.
(b) The Maniac.
(c) The Journalist.
(d) The Superintendent.

3. Who asks, "But did you really have the proof?" in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) The Officer.
(b) The Big Man.
(c) The Superintendent.
(d) The Maniac.

4. What does the Maniac say is the sentence for "provocation and violence resulting in harm to a defenseless and disabled individual incapable of acting responsibility for his or her own actions?"
(a) Six to nine years and loss of pension.
(b) Three years and loss of rank and pension.
(c) Ten years and loss of rank.
(d) Seventeen years and loss of pension.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?

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

3. Who does the Maniac pretend to be while on the phone in Act 1, Scene 1?

4. Who does the Superintendent initially mistake the Maniac for?

5. What took place previously in the room that Act 1, Scene 2 is set in?

(see the answer key)

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