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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Superintendent refer to as the Maniac's "techniques?"
(a) Jesuit dialectics.
(b) Rhetorical response.
(c) Intentional suicide.
(d) Sarcastic wordplay.

2. What happens when Sports Jacket shakes the Maniac's hand after explaining the bomb scenario?
(a) It melts.
(b) It comes off.
(c) It shatters.
(d) He breaks it.

3. Who does the Maniac finally tell the reporter he really is?
(a) A judge.
(b) A bishop.
(c) The Pope.
(d) A terrorist.

4. 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 Maniac.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Journalist.
(d) Sports Jacket.

5. Who says to the reporter that being ahead of time is "all important" for the police?
(a) The Maniac.
(b) The Superintendent.
(c) The Constable.
(d) Bertozzo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Maniac say about Bertozzo's ability with weaponry?

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

3. Where does the phrase "headquarters had no head, 'cause the head man was in bed" come from, according to the Maniac?

4. Who slips and falls on the marble in front of the reporter?

5. Where did the Maniac witness the "laughter interrogations" while staying in a hotel near police headquarters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Maniac re-costume himself as before the reporter arrives? What do the others say?

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

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

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

5. What "new character" does the Maniac reveal himself to be in Act 2, Scene 1? How do the others react?

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

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

8. What is the Maniac's costume comprised of in Act 2?

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

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

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