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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 Jean say hurts in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

2. What does Mrs. Boeuf give to Mr. Papillon in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

3. How many horns does the rhinoceros have in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

4. What does Jean tell Berenger he's headed for in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

5. What does Berenger say he can't get used to in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Daisy call in the end of Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros? Why?

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

4. Describe Jean and Berenger as they first appear in Act 1 of Rhinoceros.

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

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

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

8. How is the appearance of a Rhinoceros presented to the audience in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the stylistic elements of the Theater of the Absurd and how these are reflected in the three plays from Rhinoceros, and Other Plays.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the literary and philosophical allusions to Nietzsche, Descartes, and Socrates in Rhinoceros. What does Ionesco challenge in the ideals of these writers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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