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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what predicament does Rambert find himself?
(a) He is afraid to tell anyone he has a fever.
(b) He cannot file the news story.
(c) He has missed out on a job as Editor of his paper.
(d) He is trapped in Oran away from his wife.

2. In what way is the character similar emotionally to the townspeople?
(a) Both are indifferent to the world.
(b) Both are despondent.
(c) Both are jubilant.
(d) Both are cynical.

3. What is Fr Paneloux's special area of expertise?
(a) He's a noted church organist.
(b) He's an expert on ancient inscriptions.
(c) He's a skilled counsellor.
(d) He's famous for his sermons.

4. What point is Camus making through this chapter?
(a) That plague is incurable.
(b) That human beings can cope quite well in isolation.
(c) That isolation increases human misery.
(d) That we should accept musery.

5. What is one result of the sealed city?
(a) People are more likely to recover from plague.
(b) People are cut off from loved ones.
(c) People are more likely to get plague.
(d) The Prefect has a feeling of great power.

6. What sort of communication is forbidden?
(a) Writing or receiving letters.
(b) Kissing and embracing in the street.
(c) Sending telegrams.
(d) Making audio tapes.

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

8. Where do notices about the disease appear?
(a) In newspapers and on posters.
(b) In cinema advertisements.
(c) In magazines, posters and conema advertising.
(d) By direct mail put through letter-boxes.

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

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

11. What is M. Grand's job?
(a) He is a clerk at the hospital.
(b) He is Manager at the Municipal Office.
(c) He is a clerk in the Municipal Office.
(d) He is a bank manager.

12. How has Rieux's work-load increased?
(a) He has to treat plague vistims, experiment on rats and run a 500-bed plague hospital.
(b) He now treats patients as well as administering a 500-bed plague hospital.
(c) He has to do research to produce plague serum, treat patients and administer a hospital.
(d) He is now required to treat 100 patients per day.

13. Why does Rieux ask Tarrou to do this?
(a) Because he has terrible handwriting.
(b) Because he doesn't speak English.
(c) Because he is too busy to do it himself.
(d) Because he wants to write an article about it for the Medical Journal.

14. How do the people of Oran react to the sermon at High Mass?
(a) It's a mixed reaction.
(b) It's an enthusiastic reaction.
(c) People are very much in agreement.
(d) People reject it completely and become angry.

15. Who comes with Grand to see Dr Rieux?
(a) M. Tarrou.
(b) M. Cottard.
(c) The chief of police.
(d) Mme. de Valois.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is making things difficult for cinema owners?

2. How many people have contracted the disease and recovered?

3. Which method is successful for the character in attaining the goal?

4. Why hasn't M. Grand been able to correct the mistake made about his promotion?

5. What methods does the character use to attain the goal or goals?

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