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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. Who does Botard blame the rhinoceros on in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

3. What season is it in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

4. What is Jean doing in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

5. What does Jean say he would put in the place of moral standards in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ionesco illuminate Berenger's drinking problem in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

5. What explanation does Berenger offer for the rhinoceros's presence in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? What is Jean's reaction?

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

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

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

9. What is discovered about the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 1 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

Discuss the theme of bourgeois values in the play The Future is in the Eggs. What symbolism does the playwright use to reflect this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of "will and responsibility" in Rhinoceros. How does Berenger represent this theme? How do the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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