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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 is Tarrou's response to the ideas in the High Mass sermon?
(a) He does not believe in collective punishment.
(b) He believes the ideas are sound.
(c) He believes in collective punishment as truth.
(d) He does not think the ideas are worth discussing.

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

3. What important information is given in the notices?
(a) Cases of fever are to be reported and a bounty has been placed on rats.
(b) 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.
(c) Cases of fever are to be reported, rats will be exterminated and the water supply monitored.
(d) Cases of fever are to be treated by Dr Rieux, the rats are to be exteminated and the water supply monitored.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do notices about the disease appear?

2. How does Rieux caution Tarrou?

3. Why are newspaper reports optimistic?

4. Which is the second way?

5. Who makes the order to close the town?

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