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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. An unusual thing about the city is that:
(a) It is famous for its plants and animals.
(b) It has no native plants or animals.
(c) Everybody has a garden.
(d) It has abundant water.

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

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

4. What does Rieux ask Jean Tarrou to do for him?
(a) To write a journal documenting the plague.
(b) To write to his wife for him.
(c) To write to the local authorities about the rats.
(d) To provide funding for treating plague victims.

5. What reason does Cottard give for his suicide attempt?
(a) 'A grief observed.'
(b) 'A delayed grief.'
(c) 'A silent grief.'
(d) 'A secret grief.'

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a symptom of the plague?

2. Why has the journalist Raymod Rambert come to Oran?

3. With what does Rieux contrast pictures of the plague through history?

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

5. Who questions Cottard?

(see the answer key)

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