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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. Who speaks through a translator at the court case for the murders?
(a) The policeman.
(b) A neighbor of the victims.
(c) The salesman.
(d) The restaurant owner.

2. Which of the following appears in Dupin's thought process for the comment he makes about an actor?
(a) The cloudy sky.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) A book he read a month ago.
(d) Orion.

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

4. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?
(a) Get inside.
(b) Kill the murderer.
(c) Lock up after they left.
(d) Attack the women inside.

5. What location does Dupin claim to want to visit?
(a) The police headquarters.
(b) A politician's office.
(c) The Rue Morgue.
(d) A ship that recently came to shore.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Rue Morgue?

2. On what floor were voices heard in the Rue Morgue?

3. Which of the following did the animal do?

4. What is the purpose of the epigraph in the beginning of the story?

5. What does Dupin want the person of interest to tell him?

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