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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. Which of the following languages is not claimed to be belonging to the second voice?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) German.
(d) Swedish.

2. What did all the witnesses agree about the second voice they heard?
(a) It was foreign.
(b) It was Spanish.
(c) It was gruff.
(d) It was a woman's voice.

3. Who does the narrator describe as madmen?
(a) The murder victims.
(b) The sailor and his pet.
(c) Dupin and the sailor.
(d) Dupin and himself.

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

5. Why did the animal need help from the person of interest?
(a) It was being chased.
(b) It was wounded.
(c) It was starving.
(d) It had babies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dupin tell The Narrator about the case?

2. How did the animal respond to the man when he was caught?

3. What happened to the man who helped the person of interest obtain the animal?

4. Who found a ribbon at the crime scene?

5. Which body part of the older murder victim was falling off?

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