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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dr. Rieux urge the committee to do?
(a) Get rid of all rats.
(b) Inoculate the Prefect with anti-plague serum.
(c) Avoid panicking the citizens.
(d) Start public health measures as if the disease is plague.

3. What action has Dr. Rieux already taken?
(a) He has organised mass poisonings of rats.
(b) He has ordered supplies of anti-plague serum.
(c) He has bought a train ticket out of town.
(d) He has started to manufacture anti-plague serum.

4. How does Rieux treat the plague victims?
(a) He injects them with penicillin.
(b) He applies poultices to the abscesses and makes the people stay indoors.
(c) He lances and drains the abscesses.
(d) He can do nothing.

5. What is the problem regarding the city gates?
(a) They cannot be closed.
(b) They were closed before the announcement was made.
(c) They are not high enough and people escape.
(d) They were closed too late to make a difference.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight disturbs Rieux as he drives home?

2. In what way are people allowed to communicate with those outside the city?

3. What is NOT a symptom of the plague?

4. What is the Spaniard's medical condition?

5. Who removes the dead rat from Dr Rieux's landing?

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