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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who answers the door at the old man's room in the end of Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) A rhinoceros.
(b) The old man's wife.
(c) Jean.
(d) The old man.

2. Who does Berenger say was right about the horns of the rhinoceroses in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Daisy.
(b) Jean.
(c) Both of them.
(d) Berenger.

3. What does Berenger refer to the rhinoceros as when arguing with Jean in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Hooved monster.
(b) Perissodactyle.
(c) Bulldozer.
(d) Sloth.

4. What season is it in Act 1 of Rhinoceros?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

5. What is Daisy's occupation?
(a) Typist.
(b) Writer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean say to Berenger in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

2. Who does Mrs. Boeuf determine the rhinoceros is in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

3. Who does Mr. Papillon tell Daisy to call in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

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

5. What does Botard call an opiate of the people in Act 2, Scene 1 of Rhinoceros?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens at nine o'clock in Act 2, Scene 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. What correlation does Ionesco make between capitalism and rhinoceroses in the play Rhinoceros?

7. Is Jean's transformation in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros a voluntary one? Why or why not?

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

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

10. How does Jean's demeanor transform in Act 2, Scene 2 of Rhinoceros?

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