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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Murders in the Rue Morgue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Duping believe is true about the killer?
(a) He was very hairy.
(b) He had unusual strength.
(c) He hated the women with a passion.
(d) He could not speak.

2. What specific type of person does the narrator claim is often incapable of analysis?
(a) Ingenious men.
(b) Social men.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

3. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?
(a) Chess.
(b) Poker.
(c) Draughts.
(d) Crazy Eights.

4. How did the animal act when the man walked in on him at the Rue Morgue?
(a) Subdued.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Enraged.

5. To Dupin, what quality of the murder defies any motive?
(a) The fact that the victims were women.
(b) The lack of suspects.
(c) The gruesomeness.
(d) The fact that the murder is so mysterious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What location does Dupin claim to want to visit?

2. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?

3. What is Dupin's relationship to the first interviewed person?

4. When the neighbors looked on the 4th floor, who did they see immediately?

5. Which of the following does the Narrator claim is an admirable skill?

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