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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 Berenger say was right about the horns of the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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

3. Who acts as Deputy-Head where Berenger works?

4. What does Jean say that doctors do in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the logician teaching his friend in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

10. Whose presence startles Berenger in Act 1 of Rhinoceros? How does he react? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Define the terms symbolism, motif, metaphor and simile and describe how each is used in Rhinoceros. Use examples from the text in your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of bourgeois life and bourgeois values in Rhinoceros. How do the characters represent this? How does Ionesco feel about bourgeois values based on the play?

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