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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. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?
(a) A man with no regard for life.
(b) Not a human.
(c) A man with a lot of rage.
(d) A man with a lot of muscles.

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

3. What is the occupation of the fourth witness at the court case for the murders?
(a) Banker.
(b) Shopkeeper.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Policeman.

4. What is the epigraph's message to the reader?
(a) Anybody or anything can be a killer.
(b) All mysteries are solvable.
(c) There are many temptations in life.
(d) Analysis is very important.

5. What is the occupation of the second person interviewed about the murders?
(a) Photographer.
(b) Salesman.
(c) Fortune teller.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who pays the rent in the home that Dupin and the narrator live in?

3. Where did Dupin find hair when he conducted his own investigation?

4. Which of the following is definitely not a motive for the murders?

5. What did Adolphe carry for the murder victim when he walked her home?

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