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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 genre does the story best fit into?
(a) Detective story.
(b) Comedy-mystery.
(c) Ghost story.
(d) Gothic horror story.

2. What kind of motive for murder does Dupin believe the man who was arrested has, despite the fact that he is the main suspect?
(a) Cooperative.
(b) Strange.
(c) Strong.
(d) Flimsy.

3. What is the Rue Morgue?
(a) A morgue.
(b) A home.
(c) A cemetery.
(d) A theater.

4. How does Dupin get to the crime scene?
(a) He breaks open the gate.
(b) He breaks down the door.
(c) He sneaks in through a window.
(d) He is given permission.

5. What is Dupin's interest in the case?
(a) He feels it is his duty as a citizen.
(b) To clear the man who was arrested.
(c) He hates the real killer.
(d) To find justice for the women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the policeman believe the first voice belonged to?

2. Who explained the younger victim's death at the trial?

3. How did the older murder victim die?

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

5. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?

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