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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 word is printed above the grocery shop in Rhinoceros?

2. Jean tells Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros that he always sees the what side of everything?

3. What does the document Beringer and Botard are working on have to do with in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

4. What does Jean begin to cry out for once he transitions to a rhinoceros in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

5. Who asks Berenger if he wants to go for a drink in the end of Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who runs into the office in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros? Why?

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

5. What is Berenger's argument against the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

6. What happens at nine o'clock in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

8. What characters are realistic in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? Which are not?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the syllogisms which the Logician presents in Act 1 of Rhinoceros. What is Ionesco saying through these examples? How do they tie to the play's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss satire as it applies to the three plays in the book. What is the definition of satire? How does Ionesco use it to make a philosophical point in these works?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of logic and absurdity in Rhinoceros. Which of these two wins out in the end? Why?

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