Accidental Death of an Anarchist Quizzes

Accidental Death of an Anarchist Quiz 1

By Kristin Sherwood · Edited by Christine McKeever · Last reviewed December 27, 2014

1 In what language was the original play written?

English

French

Italian

Spanish
2 Which of the following characters were NOT modeled after an actual person?

the journalist

the Superintendent

the Maniac

the Inspector
3 Which character represents the officer who is thought to be responsible for the actual anarchist's death?

the Superintendent

the constable

the Inspector

Bertozzo
4 Which character is the protagonist?

the Superintendent

the Inspector

the Maniac

the Journalist
5 Which character serves primarily as the butt of derisive laughter?

the constable

Bertozzo

the Superintendent

the Inspector
6 How does the Maniac get into police headquarters at the beginning of the play?

He is let in downstairs because they think he is a judge.

He walks in through the door.

He climbs in through the window.

He is brought there under arrest with charges of impersonation.
7 What charge has been brought against the Maniac?

impersonation

perjury

theft

murder
8 Which of the following personae has the Maniac NOT assumed?

psychiatrist

surgeon

bishop

constable
9 What type of madness does the Maniac have?

"acting mania"

paranoia

schizophrenia

bipolar disorder
10 How much did the Maniac charge for a consultation as a phony psychiatrist?

two hundred pounds

five hundred pounds

nothing; he offered his services for free

fifty pounds
11 How did the Maniac learn about law?

He reads a lot and picked it up.

A clerk taught him in the lunatic asylum.

He studied in order to impersonate a lawyer.

He went to law school.
12 Why does the Maniac think it is great to be a judge?

They get paid a lot.

They get to decide people's fates.

They never retire and gain more responsibility as they age.

They get to wear a robe to work.
13 On what floor is Bertozzo's office?

the fourth

the fourteenth

the third

the first
14 What does the Maniac threaten to do if Bertozzo makes him leave?

jump out the window

handcuff him to the wall

report him to his superior

throw himself down the stairs
15 Why does the Maniac reenter the room after Bertozzo leaves?

To get his paperwork.

He wants to destroy all the files.

He is looking for evidence.

He wants to jump out the window.
16 The anarchist fell out of a window on which floor?

the third

the fourteenth

the fourth

the first
17 Why does the Inspector call Bertozzo's office?

To tell him a judge is being sent to reopen the inquiry into the anarchist's death.

To ask him about the bomb.

To remind him that he has a meeting with Forensics.

To request the Maniac's files.
18 What reason does the Maniac give for Bertozzo laughing while he talks to the Inspector on the phone?

because he wants to get in a fight

because of the trouble the superintendent and the inspector are in

because he has just blown a raspberry

because the Maniac has just told a joke
19 What does the Maniac insinuate that the Inspector's boss used to do?

sell military secrets to Russia

run a mercenary outfit in Bosnia

work as a judge

run a Nazi concentration camp
20 What disrespectful thing does the Maniac say Bertozzo is doing?

laughing at the trouble the Inspector is in

blowing a raspberry

joking that the Inspector will be relocated to an office in the basement

all of the above
21 What does the Inspector say he will do to Bertozzo?

punch him in the face

fire him

kick him in the shin

report him to his superior
22 What disguise does the Maniac decide to take on first?

a judge

a surgeon

a bishop

a forensics officer
23 Where does the Maniac get the clothing for his judge disguise?

He disappears behind a desk and reappears in costume.

He finds them in his bag.

He takes Bertozzo's coat and hat off a clothes rack.

He doesn't put on any special clothes.
24 What does the Maniac warn Bertozzo about?

The Inspector is looking for him to punch him in the face.

The high court is reopening the inquiry into the death of the anarchist.

A judge will be arriving shortly to interview the policemen.

The Inspector is about to blow him a raspberry.
25 What happened to the charge sheets in Bertozzo's office?

They are still hidden in his desk.

The Maniac tore them up.

The Maniac took them with him.

The Maniac threw them away.

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