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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 is Bertozzo late for after speaking with the Maniac?
2. Where does the Maniac say the judge had been previously?
3. What profession is, to the Maniac, the most noble?
4. In what version of the statement was it stated that the anarchist, looking "beaten-down," had lit a cigarette and commented in a tragic voice, "this is the end of the anarchist movement?"
5. On what floor of the building does Act 1, Scene 2 take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what state is the Superintendent when he enters in Act 1, Scene 2? Why?
2. How does the Maniac offer to help out the Superintendent and Sports Jacket with their second version?
3. What do the police records show regarding the Maniac's history? How does he respond to these allegations?
4. How does the Maniac say he "trained" for his work as a psychiatrist?
5. What does the Maniac say he thinks about judges?
6. What does the Maniac do when the Constable comes into the office in Act 1, Scene 2?
7. How does the Maniac "prepare" after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?
8. What does the Maniac return for in Act 1, Scene 1? What does he find?
9. What is described differently in the "second report?"
10. Who does the Maniac encounter when leaving the office the second time in Act 1, Scene 1? What does this character do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the Maniac as the role of the Raisonneur and the Trickster character. What do these terms mean? How do they apply to the Maniac? Give examples in your discussion.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Symbolism and Motif in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. What symbols are represented in the Maniac's costuming? What motifs can be cited as examples? Define the terms in your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss "Class Oppression" as a theme in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. How is this theme exemplified in the play? Where is this topic presented and argued? By whom?
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