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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 word do Jacques and Roberta repeat in the beginning of The Future is in the Eggs?
(a) I hate you.
(b) Here kitty.
(c) Puss.
(d) I love you.

2. What does Berenger say he is not, which Jean was in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
(a) A drinker.
(b) A smoker.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Ambitious.

3. Who offers the leader a bouquet of flowers in The Leader?
(a) A little girl.
(b) A man.
(c) A woman.
(d) A little boy.

4. Who is considered to have an inferiority complex in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Papillon.
(b) Botard.
(c) Daisy.
(d) Dudard.

5. What is the disease referred to in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Rhinoceritis.
(b) Rhinocitis.
(c) Rhinocerotitis.
(d) Rhinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jacqueline tells her brother to "show some" what in The Future is in the Eggs?

2. What does the Announcer say the leader does to the police force in The Leader?

3. What does Berenger say is superior to the rhinoceros in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

4. What does the audience do when the leader is announced in the distance in The Leader?

5. Who is standing with his back to the audience at the beginning of The Leader?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the examples of symbolism in The Leader.

2. What is Ionesco's principle theme in The Future is in the Eggs?

3. What are some of the elements of Theater of the Absurd which are seen in The Leader?

4. What do the family members represent symbolically in The Future is in the Eggs?

5. Where do the women take Roberta in The Future is in the Eggs? What takes place there?

6. What actions does the Leader do offstage? How do we know?

7. Why is the setting for The Leader established as it is?

8. Describe the appearance of the Leader in the end of The Leader.

9. What does Dudard tell Berenger about work in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What is Berenger's reaction?

10. What is the montage at the opening of The Future is in the Eggs?

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