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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Berenger refer to the rhinoceros as when arguing with Jean in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Perissodactyle.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Bulldozer.
(d) Hooved monster.

2. What does Jean say that their district is known as in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Little Castille.
(b) Little Brazil.
(c) Little Paris.
(d) Little Champagne.

3. What does Jean say he doesn't believe in in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Religion.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Illness.
(d) Friendship.

4. Who does Berenger tell Jean he thinks Daisy is attracted to in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Jean.
(b) Dudard.
(c) Papillon.
(d) Botard.

5. Who does Berenger tell Jean has turned into a rhinoceros in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Papillon.
(b) Daisy.
(c) Boeuf.
(d) Botard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What didn't Jean recognize about Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

2. What did the second rhinoceros run over in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

3. What is Jean wearing in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

4. Who doesn't believe the story about the rhinoceros in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

5. Where does Mrs. Boeuf land when she jumps in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jean and Berenger as they first appear in Act 1 of Rhinoceros.

2. What does Mrs. Boeuf realize about the rhinoceros in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros? What does she do?

3. What is the association between ethical morality and the rhinoceroses in Rhinoceros?

4. What does the housewife break in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? What is the grocer's suggestion?

5. Who is the old man who lives next to Jean? What does he tell Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

6. What explanation does Berenger offer for the rhinoceros's presence in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? What is Jean's reaction?

7. What is discovered about the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

8. Describe the character of Mr. Papillon in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros.

9. How is the appearance of a Rhinoceros presented to the audience in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

10. What does Berenger note about Jean's appearance in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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