Crank No start 1995 protege
 

Hello all, this is my second of 3 Mazda Proteges I bought new.
It has 200,000 miles and ran like a watch until one day my wife was driving home on the freeway and it just slowed down and wouldn't start again.
I don't have spark to the plugs, is there a way to check the coil that is in the distributor? Either on the car , or on a bench after I remove it any exotic tools needed?
Thanks, Bill
Also if there are any known glitches for this , I would appreciate a heads up.