Free Printable Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco

1.

1. The dramatic movement Ionesco helped launch in 1950 s France was called the Theater of the ____:

a)

a. Ridiculous

b)

b. Absurd

c)

c. Intellect

d)

d. Pretentious Frenchmen

2.

2. What does "Boeuf" mean in French?

a)

a. Savage

b)

b. Rhinoceros

c)

c. Beef

d)

d. Pretentious Englishman

3.

Who is Berenger's rival for Daisy?

a)

a. Dudard

b)

b. Jean

c)

c. Papillon

d)

d. Mrs. Boeuf

4.

4. Who claims he never dreams?

a)

a. Berenger

b)

b. The Logician

c)

c. Botard

d)

d. Jean

5.

5. What staple of logic does the Logician teach the Old Gentleman?

a)

a. presupposition

b)

b. A syllogism

c)

c. A contradiction

d)

d. Reductio ad absurdum

6.

6. What philosopher greatly influenced the existentialists with his formula "existence precedes essence"?

a)

a. Plato

b)

b. Kierkegaard

c)

c. Wittgenstein

d)

d. Kant

7.

7. What is a recurring problem of Berenger's?

a)

a. His voice's hoarseness

b)

b. Metamorphosing

c)

c. His lateness

d)

d. Premature absurdity

8.

8. Who is Berenger’s boss?

a)

a. Daisy

b)

b. Self-employed

c)

c. Botard

d)

d. Papillon

9.

9. What does the second rhinoceros trample?

a)

a. A hat

b)

b. A cat

c)

c. A mat

d)

d. A bat

10.

10. Ionesco said he wrote the play as a direct response to what group?

a)

a. Nazis

b)

b. Anti-Semites

c)

c. Bourgeoisie

d)

d. Rationalists

11.

11. Whose plays does Jean recommend Berenger see?

a.

a)

a. His own

b)

b. Ionesco's

c)

c. Samuel Beckett's

d)

d. Wendy Wasserstein's

12.

Why does the office call the Fire Department?

a)

a. To make sure they're still human

b)

b. Daisy has a crush on a fireman

c)

c. A rhino has trampled their stairs

d)

d. To spray a rhino downstairs

13.

What breed were the first two rhinos?

a)

a. Asiatic

b)

b. It was undetermined

c)

c. African

d)

d. New York

14.

Who is a rising star in Berenger's office?

a.

a)

a. Dudard

b)

b. Daisy

c)

c. The Little Old Man's Wife

d)

d. Papillon

15.

What media outlet do the rhinos take over?

a)

a. The Internet

b)

b. The television

c)

c. The newspaper

d)

d. The radio

Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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