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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the rhinoceros do in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

2. Where does Berenger decide not to go at the end of Act 1 in Rhinoceros?

3. How old is Botard?

4. What does Jean say he doesn't believe in in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

5. How old is Dudard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Berenger's reaction to the first rhinoceros in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

2. What is the reaction of the office of the unexpected visitor's news in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

3. What are Berenger's coworkers discussing from the newspaper in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

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

6. What correlation does Ionesco make between capitalism and rhinoceroses in the play Rhinoceros?

7. How does Ionesco connect rhinoceros ideology to that of fascism in Rhinoceros?

8. What is Jean's state when Berenger arrives in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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

10. What argument breaks out about the rhinoceroses in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Ionesco choose a rhinoceros as the creature which people evolve into in Rhinoceros? What symbolic statement is he saying through using this animal?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the peripheral characters in Rhinoceros (Grocer, Cafe Owner, Old Gentleman, Mrs. Boeuf, etc.). How does Ionesco distinguish these characters differently than Jean and Berenger?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the settings of Rhinoceros, The Leader, and The Future is in the Eggs. How do the settings of these plays compare? How are they different?

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