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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 comment about an actor does Dupin make?
(a) They had a strong accent.
(b) Their role was appropriate.
(c) They had great analytical skills.
(d) They were too tall for the part.

2. Who pays the rent in the home that Dupin and the narrator live in?
(a) The narrator.
(b) The government.
(c) Dupin.
(d) Dupin's family.

3. What is Dupin determined to do in the story?
(a) Make sure Adolphe stays behind bards.
(b) Watch the case unfold in an interesting manor.
(c) Form his own theories about the murders.
(d) Turn in the policeman for his awful work on the case.

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

5. Which character serves as a template for deductive minds?
(a) The Narrator.
(b) The policeman.
(c) Dupin.
(d) The sailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the style of Dupin and the narrator's home?

2. Where was all the furniture located at the Rue Morgue?

3. What is the language of the second voice, according to the neighbor who testified about the case?

4. Which of the following statements is true about the older victim?

5. What was Dupin able to obtain from the police?

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