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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bardamu incarcerated?
(a) In a military prison
(b) A military hospital
(c) In a prisoner of war camp
(d) In a civilian prison

2. What does the Mayor tell Robinson and Bardamu is the reason Noirceur is so peaceful?
(a) Because it is overlooked by the armies
(b) Because no one likes the town
(c) He has made a deal with the Germans
(d) God favors them

3. What event is about to happen in world history, across Europe at the beginning of the book?
(a) The Black Death
(b) The First World War
(c) The Second World War
(d) The Korean War

4. What does Princhard believe will happen to himself?
(a) That he will be sent to his family
(b) That he will be pardoned
(c) That he will be sent back to the front
(d) That he will be shot for treason

5. What do Bardamu and his colleagues do for 'fun' during the war?
(a) Watch whole villages burn
(b) Go to the theatre
(c) Play football
(d) Go to the pub and find prostitutes

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bardamu feel disgusted about the culture of Paris?

2. What town is Bardamu sent to investigate in Section 3?

3. What does Bardamu feel about the German people?

4. How do the patients amuse themselves at the hospital?

5. Why is the town that Bardamu is sent to investigate so suspicious?

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