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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What action does the Prefect take?
(a) He calls a meeting.
(b) He makes a speech on the radio.
(c) He makes the proclamation of plague.
(d) He leaves the city.

2. Who makes a rueful observance about the feast day?
(a) Dr. Rieux's mother.
(b) Dr. Rieux.
(c) M. Grand.
(d) M. Cottard.

3. What important information is given in the notices?
(a) Cases of vever are to be treated at home after they are reported, a black mark has to be painted on the door of a plague house and volunteers are needed for trial of a serum.
(b) Cases of fever are to be reported, rats will be exterminated and the water supply monitored.
(c) Cases of fever are to be reported and a bounty has been placed on rats.
(d) Cases of fever are to be treated by Dr Rieux, the rats are to be exteminated and the water supply monitored.

4. Why are newspaper reports optimistic?
(a) Because reporters have been threatened if they tell the truth.
(b) Because the authorities have given instructions to do that.
(c) Because the reporters are unaware of the true situation.
(d) Because the editors have given instructions to print happy stories.

5. What is the problem with the shipment of serum?
(a) It has been contaminated.
(b) It is the wrong sort.
(c) It has been accidentally destroyed in transit.
(d) It is inadequate for needs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rieux's attitude to religion and God?

2. The plague is changing in two ways. What is the first way?

3. How is food distributed to the people in the camp?

4. Who makes the order to close the town?

5. Why don't all sufferers have hospital treatment?

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