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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. Where did the person of interest obtain an animal?
(a) The United States.
(b) Borneo.
(c) Puero Rico.
(d) Mongolia.

2. What does Dupin believe he may have to do to the man who is coming to visit them?
(a) Torture him.
(b) Turn him in to the police.
(c) Kill him.
(d) Detain him.

3. Who does Dupin claim to know?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The head politician in his area.
(c) A group of sailors.
(d) The head of police.

4. Which of the following did the policeman use to describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) Shy.
(b) Indecipherable.
(c) Intense.
(d) Distinct.

5. What is directly outside the window at the Rue Morgue?
(a) A pool of water down below.
(b) A lightning rod.
(c) A clothing line.
(d) A tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Rue Morgue?

2. How did Dupin describe the hair that he found when he conducted his own investigation?

3. What genre does the story best fit into?

4. What was the Rue Morgue once used for?

5. What does the Narrator claim is the most analytical game?

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