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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 many voices did the policeman claim to hear inside the Rue Morgue?
(a) 3.
(b) None.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. Where is the first evidence for the murder found?
(a) The window.
(b) The door.
(c) The backyard.
(d) The hearth.

3. Who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?
(a) His brother.
(b) His boss.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His friend.

4. What was the ribbon once used for?
(a) As a piece of jewelry.
(b) Holding hair.
(c) As a toy.
(d) As part of a dress.

5. What specific type of person does the narrator claim is often incapable of analysis?
(a) Ingenious men.
(b) Children.
(c) Social men.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been taken from the Rue Morgue after the murders?

2. Which character can be compared to Sherlock Holmes?

3. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

4. When the person of interest enters Dupin's home, what does Dupin do?

5. Which of the following did the animal do?

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