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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 language did the policeman believe the second voice was speaking?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Spanish.

2. To Dupin, what quality of the murder defies any motive?
(a) The gruesomeness.
(b) The fact that the murder is so mysterious.
(c) The fact that the victims were women.
(d) The lack of suspects.

3. What does the epigraph introduce?
(a) The gothic mansion.
(b) The motivations of each character.
(c) A recurring theme.
(d) The killer's temperment.

4. Which of the following words did the policeman hear from outside the crime scene?
(a) Disturb.
(b) Deja.
(c) Sacre.
(d) Love.

5. What is the name of the actor that Dupin remarks on?
(a) Trimmel.
(b) Sporkson.
(c) Maleno.
(d) Chantilly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third person to testify at the court case for the murder?

2. How does Dupin describe the person who strangled the younger murder victim?

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

4. What did the man find the animal doing before it escaped?

5. How did the policeman describe the second voice he heard inside the Rue Morgue?

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