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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Maniac wear in disguise when meeting the reporter?
(a) A bunny hat.
(b) A fake nose.
(c) A mask.
(d) An eye patch.

2. What does the Maniac do accidentally with his "eye?"
(a) Buries it.
(b) Drops it.
(c) Throws it out the window.
(d) Swallows it.

3. Where does the Maniac reassure everyone he's from, while taking the box from Bertozzo?
(a) The Vatican.
(b) The Headquarters of Headquarters.
(c) The Scientific Division
(d) The CIA.

4. What does Bertozzo admit it seems the "real bomb" was probably made by?
(a) Laymen.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Military professionals.
(d) Railroad workers.

5. What does the Maniac suggest the Anarchist might have had shoes made of?
(a) Elastic.
(b) Wood.
(c) Wool.
(d) Glass.

6. According to the reporter, "the report on the _____ of the fall seems to be missing from the judge's dossier."
(a) Depth.
(b) Distance.
(c) Angle.
(d) Parabola.

7. What does the Maniac say about Bertozzo's ability with weaponry?
(a) He's a top expert.
(b) He's just a hobbyist.
(c) He's shy but experienced.
(d) He's ingenius.

8. What are the Maniac, the Superintendent, and Sports Jacket doing when Act 2 begins?
(a) Arguing.
(b) Fleeing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Singing.

9. Which character says, "If they had every member of that little pilgrim band under total and continuous surveillance, how come the band was able to organize such a complicated attack, without your coming in to stop them?"
(a) The Journalist.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) Sports Jacket.
(d) The Maniac.

10. How many shoes are in the equation in Act 2?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

11. Where does Bertozzo say he knows the forensics expert from?
(a) The Police Academy.
(b) High School.
(c) Their wives.'
(d) Grade School.

12. What does Bertozzo rip off the Maniac in Act 2?
(a) His glove.
(b) His false hand.
(c) His eye patch.
(d) His nose.

13. Who does the Maniac impersonate when the journalist arrives?
(a) Bertozzo.
(b) A coat rack.
(c) A forensics expert.
(d) The Superintendent.

14. When, according to the reporter, did the Anarchist jump precisely?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Three minutes past 12.
(c) One a.m.
(d) Three minutes before 12.

15. What piece of evidence does the Maniac say proves that the officer tried to save the Anarchist?
(a) His glove.
(b) His cigarettes.
(c) His shoe.
(d) His glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was one of the infiltrators in the Anarchists' circle?

2. What happens when Sports Jacket shakes the Maniac's hand after explaining the bomb scenario?

3. Who says, "Do people demand a really just system? Well, we'll arrange it so that they'll be satisfied with one that's a little less unjust?"

4. Who says, "When he's in the right mood, you should see the side-splitting interrogations he does . . . ha, ha, ha, you could die laughing!"

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

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