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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. What does the illness the Maniac suffers from cause him to do compulsively?
2. How many "versions" of the statement regarding the anarchist's death are there?
3. What was the Anarchist's occupation?
4. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?
5. What does the Constable say he gave the anarchist?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Maniac say he thinks about judges?
2. Who does the Maniac encounter when leaving the office the second time in Act 1, Scene 1? What does this character do?
3. How does the Maniac offer to help out the Superintendent and Sports Jacket with their second version?
4. What does the Maniac do when the Constable comes into the office in Act 1, Scene 2?
5. What is the phone call regarding which the Maniac takes in Act 1, Scene 1?
6. How does the Maniac say he "trained" for his work as a psychiatrist?
7. What is happening in the beginning of the play? What does Bertozzo want from the Maniac?
8. What is the Superintendent and Sports Jacket's reaction to the Maniac's accusations of harsh interrogation?
9. What is the Maniac's justification for his "crimes" in Act 1, Scene 1?
10. How does the Maniac react when Bertozzo says if he will just sign the statement, he will let him go?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Brechtian elements of the play, particularly that of the Alienation Effect. Where is this technique employed? What effect does it have? Why did Fo choose to use it?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of political theater as an instrument to induce change. How has Accidental Death of an Anarchist been used in this way? Where have productions been reproduced for this effect?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of "Fear and Submission." What does this mean? How does Fo implement this theme in the play? Give examples in the text which reflect this theme.
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