Early Life
In which country was Eugène Ionesco born?
1. France
2. Austria
3. Romania
4. Japan
Romania
In what year did Ionesco become a French citizen?
1. 1909
2. 1970
3. 1959
4. 1950
1950
Name the play that features the character Berenger, who faces a rhinoceros stampede.
1. Africa
2. Run
3. Rhinoceros
4. Fate
Rhinoceros
What common theme is explored in Ionesco's plays focusing on the futility and absurdity of human existence?
1. The absurdity of human existence
2. Love
War
The absurdity of human existence
What defines the Theater of the Absurd, which Ionesco's plays are a key part of?
1. Absurdly Comical Plays
2. A movement that focuses on the absurd nature of human existence.
3. Absurdly dramatic plays
A movement that focuses on the absurd nature of human existence.
What year was he born?
1. 1900
2. 1846
3. 1755
4. 1909
1909
What prestigious French academy did Ionesco become a member of in 1970?
1. Napoleon's Academy
2. Académie française
3. French Play-write Society
Académie française
What is the title of Ionesco's play that revolves around a couple whose house is increasingly filled with chairs?
1. Mousetrap
2. The Chairs
3. Fate
4. Chairs Filling my House
The Chairs
In Ionesco's works, this motif often represents the oppressive forces of society.
1. Wealth
2. Politics
3. Conformity
Conformity
Name another playwright associated with the Theater of the Absurd.
1. Shakespeare
2. Anton Checkov
3. Samuel Beckett
4. Tennessee Williams
Samuel Beckett
What was his original occupation?
1. Teacher
2. Handyman
3. Soldier
4. Merchant
Teacher
What major health issue did Ionesco face towards the end of his life?
1. AIDS
2. Lung Cancer
3. Alzheimers
4. Depression
Lung Cancer
This Ionesco play features a professor and his student, often seen as a critique of totalitarianism.
1. The Professor
2. The Class
3. The Subject
4. The Lesson
The Lesson
This theme involves characters experiencing a breakdown in communication and meaning.
1. Breakdown in their Love Language
2. The Breakdown of Language
3. The loss of love
The breakdown of language
Which Ionesco play exemplifies the Theatre of the Absurd's style through its circular structure and meaningless dialogue?
1. The Bald Soprano
2. The chairs
3. Exit the King
4. Hunger and Thirst
The Bald Soprano
How did the political climate in Romania during his youth influence Ionesco's worldview?
1. It didn't
2. He wanted to be rich because he saw the imbalance of wealth in society
3. He saw rise of extremism and the absurdity of ideologies, shaping his skeptical and critical view of society.
He saw rise of extremism and the absurdity of ideologies, shaping his skeptical and critical view of society.
In what year did Eugène Ionesco pass away?
1. 1994
2. 2001
3. 1959
4. 1978
1994
Name the play where the main character, Bérenger, confronts the tyrant over the city.
1. The Killer
2. The winner
3. The Loser
The Killer
Ionesco often used this motif to symbolize the dehumanization of society.
1. War
2. Modernization
3. Industrial Revolution
Modernization
How does Ionesco's "The Chairs" embody Absurdist principles?
1. Through its existential themes and nonsensical ending.
2. Through its beginning
Through its existential themes and nonsensical ending.
What languages did Ionesco speak fluently, influencing his literary output?
1. English and Russian
2. Russian and French
3. Romanian and French
4. English and French
Romanian and French
Where is Eugène Ionesco buried?
1. The Eiffel Tower
2. Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris
3. Romania
4. The Louvre
Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris
What is Ionesco's first play that marks his entry into the Theatre of the Absurd?
1. Tony Soprano
2. The Bald Soprano
3. Hamlet
The Bald Soprano
What philosophical concept influenced Ionesco, involving the contradiction between human desire and the illogical universe?
1. Existentialism
2. Absurdism
3. Rationalism
Existentialism
What literary technique is heavily used in Absurdist theatre to highlight the illogical or fantastical?
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Hyperbole
4. Surrealism
Surrealism