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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 the Announcer say is "ruining everything" in The Leader?

2. What does Jacques's family keep piling onto him in The Future is in the Eggs?

3. Who does Berenger quote in Act 3 of Rhinoceros as saying, "E pu si muove' . . ."

4. What have the rhinoceroses demolished in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

5. Who does Daisy inform Berenger and Dudard has become a rhinoceros in Act 3 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jacques's family inform him of in The Future is in the Eggs? What is his reaction?

2. How is Berenger different than the other characters in Rhinoceros?

3. What does Berenger drink in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? What discussion takes place about this?

4. In what ways does The Leader resemble Rhinoceros? How are the plays different?

5. Who are the principle characters in The Leader?

6. Who does Dudard represent symbolically in the play Rhinoceros?

7. Why is the setting for The Leader established as it is?

8. What are some of the elements of Theater of the Absurd which are seen in The Leader?

9. What do the two families do once the "news" has been exposed in The Future is in the Eggs?

10. What news does Daisy arrive with in Act 3 of Rhinoceros? How does Dudard react?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the characters of the play The Leader. What is noteworthy of the leader himself? What does each character represent metaphorically?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the theme of totalitarianism and blind following in the play The Leader. How does Ionesco express this theme?

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