Rhinoceros Study Guide

1. During their first rendezvous at the cafe, Jean gives Berenger

• A tie
• A business card
• A birthday present
• Money

2. At the cafe, a rhinoceros kills

• A woman
• Itself
• Another rhinoceros
• A cat

3. The Logician argues that

• Fear must be honed
• Fear is not important
• Fear is irrational
• Fear is rational

4. At the cafe, Jean

• Does not admit the rhinoceros exists
• Expects a rhinoceros to arrive
• Does not find the rhinoceros strange or significant
• Is more concerned about the rhinoceros than Berenger

5. When Berenger sees Daisy in the town square, he

• Introduces himself
• Kisses her
• Says hello
• Hides

6. According to the Logician, a syllogism

• Is a false statement
• Consists of a main proposition, a secondary one, and a conclusion
• Is a theory that cannot be proven
• Consists of an idea and its opposite

7. How does Jean suggest Berenger improve his life?

• Go to museums
• Quit his job
• Get a wife
• Read self-help books

8. In the beginning of the play, Berenger thinks that Daisy loves

• Dudard
• Jean
• Mr. Papillon
• Berenger

9. Jean suggests that Berenger see which playwright's plays?

• Mamet's
• Shakespeare's
• Moliere's
• Ionesco's

10. After chiding Berenger about drinking, Jean plans to

• Exercise his mind by reading a book
• Go to a play by Moliere
• Go drinking
• Go to a museum