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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What human attitude concerns Rieux?
(a) Human infallibility.
(b) Human prejudice and warmongering.
(c) Humans' quick acceptance of reality.
(d) Humans' inability to accept reality.

2. What causes panic in the town?
(a) The plague of rats.
(b) The number of people dying from plague.
(c) A possible attack from Germany.
(d) The number of rat deaths.

3. Where is this information to be found?
(a) On walls, as in public notices.
(b) On walls, as graffiti.
(c) In Tarrou's journal.
(d) In the newspapers.

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

5. Why are the townspeople not told the disease is plague?
(a) The authorities are not sure that the disease is.
(b) Inspector Clouseau has arrived.
(c) The authorities fear a panic will result.
(d) Dr Rieux is panicking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Spaniard's medical condition?

2. In what city is the story set?

3. Who questions Cottard?

4. In what country is the story set?

5. What does Rieux ask Jean Tarrou to do for him?

(see the answer key)

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