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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Rieux's attitude to religion and God?
(a) He believes ardently and attends Mass regularly.
(b) He believes religion is all right some of the time.
(c) He is open to being converted.
(d) He is not a believer.

2. What problem has the Prefect to deal with, making his job harder?
(a) He has to deal with a rebellion and drunkenness.
(b) People keep taking their frustrations out on him and ask him to bend the rules for them.
(c) His wife is having an affair and he doesn't know with whom.
(d) People are pressurising him to sack Dr. Rieux.

3. What sight disturbs Rieux as he drives home?
(a) A woman carrying a dead rat that is bleeding horribly.
(b) People attacking a screaming woman who is covered in blood.
(c) A woman screaming in agony and dripping blood.
(d) A woman throwing dead rats in litter bins.

4. Who ecomes general secretary to the squads of volunteers?
(a) M. Grand
(b) M. Cottard.
(c) Dr. Castel
(d) M. Tarrou.

5. The narrator tells us that the city is:
(a) Exciting and vibrant.
(b) Boring.
(c) Needs better design.
(d) Modern.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Tarrou compare lawyers and judges?

2. An unusual thing about the city is that:

3. Who makes a rueful observance about the feast day?

4. How is food distributed to the people in the camp?

5. What weather conditions set in after the sermon?

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