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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 the leader stroke in The Leader, according to the Announcer?
(a) A hedgehog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A chipmunk.
(d) A rabbit.

2. What is the leader wearing, somehow, in The Leader?
(a) A hat.
(b) Gloves.
(c) A boa.
(d) A scarf.

3. Dudard claims that Botard's stand against the rhinoceroses was simplistic and based on what?
(a) His distrust of government.
(b) His belief in conspiracies.
(c) Hatred of his superiors.
(d) His hatred for humanity.

4. Who does the Announcer say is "ruining everything" in The Leader?
(a) The child.
(b) The Admirers.
(c) The Young Lover.
(d) The leader.

5. What does the crowd shout throughout The Leader?
(a) We love you.
(b) Long live the king.
(c) Long live the leader.
(d) Hail to the chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Daisy inform Berenger and Dudard has become a rhinoceros in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

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

3. Who repeatedly runs across the stage in The Leader?

4. What of the leader's are they pressing, according to the Announcer in The Leader?

5. What does Grandfather-Jacques begin to do when he steps downstage to Jacques in The Future is in the Eggs?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Dudard represent symbolically in the play Rhinoceros?

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

3. What does Roberta's father bring from the kitchen in The Future is in the Eggs?

4. In what ways does The Leader resemble Rhinoceros? How are the plays different?

5. What is the setting of The Leader?

6. In what ways do Berenger and Dudard have opposing views about what do do about the situation in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

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

8. How is Berenger different than the other characters in Rhinoceros?

9. What justification does Dudard give to lessen Berenger's fear of leaving in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

10. What news does Daisy arrive with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? How does Dudard react?

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