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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 the Narrator claim doesn't make a good player?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Memorization.
(c) Analysis.
(d) Faith.

2. What was the Rue Morgue once used for?
(a) It is on the grounds where a zoo once was.
(b) It was an art gallery.
(c) Floors were rented to tenants.
(d) It was a factory.

3. Why are the murder victims the only ones living in the Rue Morgue?
(a) Nobody wanted to live with them.
(b) They were recluses.
(c) They tired of tenants.
(d) There wasn't enough space for more people.

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

5. What is the second word that the policeman hears from outside the crime scene?
(a) Criminal.
(b) Devil.
(c) Malevolent.
(d) Diable.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ribbon once used for?

2. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?

3. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?

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

5. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?

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