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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 Maniac return for in Act 1, Scene 1?
2. Who asks, "But did you really have the proof?" in Act 1, Scene 2?
3. What does the Maniac offer to assist with on the report in Act 1, Scene 1?
4. What does the Maniac accuse the Inspector of being ignorant of?
5. 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?"
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Maniac tell Bertozzo about the actors he performs with?
2. What does the Maniac do when the phone rings in the office in Act 1, Scene 1?
3. What does the Superintendent's report claim the Anarchist suffered? What is this?
4. What is the Maniac's justification for his "crimes" in Act 1, Scene 1?
5. How does the Maniac say he "trained" for his work as a psychiatrist?
6. What is the Maniac's suggestion to the Superintendent and Sports Jacket, considering their situation of desperation in Act 1, Scene 2?
7. How does the Maniac trip up the Superintendent on his story?
8. How does the Maniac "prepare" after his phone call in Act 1, Scene 1?
9. What do the police records show regarding the Maniac's history? How does he respond to these allegations?
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 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 2
Compare Accidental Death of an Anarchist to a play of the Commedia dell'arte style. What similarities exist between the two? What differences? What character might be what stock character from Commedia? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Actions and Objectives in Act 2 between the Maniac and the police officers. What does each want? How do they go about achieving their objectives?
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