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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 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 and a bounty has been placed on rats.
(c) Cases of fever are to be treated by Dr Rieux, the rats are to be exteminated and the water supply monitored.
(d) Cases of fever are to be reported, rats will be exterminated and the water supply monitored.

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

3. Where do notices about the disease appear?
(a) In magazines, posters and conema advertising.
(b) By direct mail put through letter-boxes.
(c) In cinema advertisements.
(d) In newspapers and on posters.

4. Who volunteers to help Rieux?
(a) Tarrou.
(b) Cottard.
(c) Rambert.
(d) Paneloux.

5. What is Rieux's attitude to religion and God?
(a) He believes religion is all right some of the time.
(b) He is open to being converted.
(c) He is not a believer.
(d) He believes ardently and attends Mass regularly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Tarrou's response to the ideas in the High Mass sermon?

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

3. How does Rieux caution Tarrou?

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

5. What important Christian feast is ignored this year?

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