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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who questions Cottard?
(a) Inspector Clouseau.
(b) The police inspector.
(c) A public health official.
(d) M. Tarrou.

2. What is Rieux worried about?
(a) That the disease will affect his wife.
(b) That the people will panic.
(c) That the trains will stop running.
(d) That the disease will get out of hand and kill half the population.

3. What else does Dr Rieux muse about in relation to the plague?
(a) Its symptoms/manifestations.
(b) Its power.
(c) Its geography.
(d) Its use as a biological weapon.

4. The narrator tells us that the city is:
(a) Modern.
(b) Needs better design.
(c) Exciting and vibrant.
(d) Boring.

5. What is one aspect of the plague that Dr Rieux considers?
(a) Its history.
(b) Its cure.
(c) Its future.
(d) Its treatment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What human attitude concerns Rieux?

2. Where is this information to be found?

3. Why is Rieux called out to treat M. Cottard?

4. Why hasn't M. Grand been able to correct the mistake made about his promotion?

5. How does the Spaniard spend his days?

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