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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 suggest as the reason why it wasn't cold at midnight in December?
2. Who says, in Act 2, "I swear to you, I know that guy. He's never been in the police; he's wearing a disguise"?
3. What excuse does the Maniac give the reporter why the bomb was buried?
4. What was found at the base of the Anarchist's neck?
5. Who says, "All right, all right, don't pull those long faces. Cheer up! I promise that from this moment on I won't poke fun at you anymore. The proceedings will be absolutely serious?"
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the Maniac react to the "second version" of the statement about the Anarchist? What question remains?
2. What does the Maniac joke about regarding the "laughter" in the interrogation with the Anarchist?
3. What is the Maniac's costume comprised of in Act 2?
4. What information is learned from the phone call during the meeting of the Maniac and the police officers? What reaction does this cause?
5. What does Bertozzo slip out regarding the bomb to the journalist? What do the others do?
6. What does the Maniac ask regarding the window during the Anarchist's interrogation? What is the reply?
7. What "new character" does the Maniac reveal himself to be in Act 2, Scene 1? How do the others react?
8. How does the Maniac respond to the journalist's questioning? How do the others?
9. What does the Maniac say to the journalist about scandal?
10. What is implied with the Maniac's joke regarding the "laughter" in the interrogation?
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 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 3
Discuss foreshadowing in Accidental Death of an Anarchist. Where does foreshadowing take place? What effect does it have? Define the term in your answer and give examples from the text where this technique is used.
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