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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. The plague is changing in two ways. What is the first way?
(a) The death rate drops dramatically.
(b) The death rate becomes steady,
(c) People die only every second day.
(d) The death rate climbs dramatically.

2. Which is the second way?
(a) The disease is now more like ebola.
(b) More patients are suffering pneumonic rather than bubonic plague.
(c) The plague is becoming more virulent.
(d) Most people suffer now from bubonic plague.

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

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

5. In what important way has the plague changed?
(a) It has become much more severe.
(b) It has changed from bubonic to pneumonic.
(c) It has changed from bubonic to harmonic.
(d) It has changed from pneumonic to bubonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rieux caution Tarrou?

2. Who makes the order to close the town?

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

4. Why are newspaper reports optimistic?

5. What important Christian feast is ignored this year?

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