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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are the inmates in Section 5 cured?
(a) Counseling
(b) Speeches and electroshock therapy
(c) They are threatened with death on a regular basis
(d) Anti-depressant medication

2. Why did Princhard steal?
(a) Because customarily thieves are not allowed to serve in the army
(b) Because he was hungry
(c) Because he was greedy
(d) Because he is a kleptomaniac

3. Where will Bardamu not take shelter one day when under attack in Section 6?
(a) In an air raid shelter
(b) In a hospital
(c) At a carnival
(d) A butcher's meat cellar

4. What reasons does the Mayor of Noirceur cite for his treachery?
(a) Money and wealth
(b) The Germans
(c) Power and glory
(d) Historic artifacts and architecture

5. What does Bardamu call the condition that he and those he is jailed with have in Section 5?
(a) An impaired sense of patriotism
(b) Depression
(c) Cowardice
(d) Shell shock

Short Answer Questions

1. What public occasion does Bardamu see passing his window?

2. Who benefits from the war in Bardamu's estimation?

3. Why is Bardamu's and Musyne's relationship complicated and difficult?

4. Who is Madamoiselle Herote?

5. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?

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