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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. Dudard claims in Act 3 of Rhinoceros that Mr. Papillon's transformation was his way of ___ himself.
(a) Promoting.
(b) Submiring.
(c) Sublimating.
(d) Deteriorating.

2. Who repeatedly runs across the stage in The Leader?
(a) The little girl.
(b) The Leader.
(c) The Announcer.
(d) The Lovers.

3. What does Daisy do in the end of Act 3 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Slaps Berrenger.
(b) Marries Dudard.
(c) Joins the rhinoceroses.
(d) Marries Berrenger.

4. Father-Jacques says "In our family it's the man's job" to do what in The Future is in the Eggs?
(a) Cook the dinner.
(b) Bear the eggs.
(c) Hatch the eggs.
(d) Break the eggs.

5. To whom does the leader give the hedgehog in The Leader?
(a) The little boy.
(b) The Animal handlers.
(c) The woman.
(d) The little girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Girl-Friend carry when she reenters the second time in The Leader?

2. What does the Announcer say the leader sticks out in The Leader?

3. What word do Jacques and Roberta repeat in the beginning of The Future is in the Eggs?

4. What does the Announcer say the leader has done after "He's jumping" in The Leader?

5. Dudard claims that Botard's stand against the rhinoceroses was simplistic and based on what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What discussion do Berenger and Dudard engage in in the beginning of Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

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

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

8. What is "montage" and how is it used in The Leader?

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

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

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