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The Murders at the Rue Morgue

Due Jan 29 at 11:59pm Points 10 Questions 10
Available Jan 19 at 8am - Jan 29 at 11:59pm 11 days Time Limit 20 Minutes

Instructions
This is 10 multiple choice questions that cover the short story The Murders at the Rue Morgue. You have
10 minutes to complete it. You are a proud Virginia Tech Hokie who would never think of cheating on a
test.

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Score for this quiz: 10 out of 10

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Question 1 1 / 1 pts

In Murders at the Rue Morgue, why does Dupin contend that checkers is
more challenging than chess?

chess has a limited number of moves

chess requires memory

checkers requires more patience

Correct!
checkers requires thinking like your opponent

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Question 2 1 / 1 pts

Which of the following does Dupin not insist a detective do?

Correct!
Have excellent timing

Know what to observe

Make correct inferences

Be observant

Question 3 1 / 1 pts

In Murder at the Rue Morgue, after Dupin has given the narrator several
clues, which piece of evidence sparks the “aha” moment for the narrator?

Correct!
animal hair

body up chimney

soiled bed covers

knife wound

Question 4 1 / 1 pts

In the Murders at the Rue Morgue, because no one is able to identify the
shrill voice, Dupin concludes that the

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Voice belonged to an American

Correct! Voice might not be human

Voice belonged to an ill person

Voice had a speech impediment

Question 5 1 / 1 pts

In analyzing cases, Dupin insists to the narrator to not ask “what has
occurred” but to ask which of the following?

What has occurred that has occurred before

Correct! What has occurred that has not occurred before

How did this situation occur

What is occurring that we do not know about

Question 6 1 / 1 pts

Which of the following is true of The Murders at the Rue Morgue ?

Is the first locked room mystery

Is the birth of detective fiction

Pairs the detective with a sidekick

Correct! All of the above

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None of the above

Question 7 1 / 1 pts

In The Murders at the Rue Morgue, why does Duphin become involved in
the case?

Because he doesn’t like the police officer in charge of the case

Correct!
Because an acquaintance who did him a favor is the suspect

Because he is bored and longs for adventure

Because the narrator begs him to involve himself

Question 8 1 / 1 pts

Which tradition did The Murders at the Rue Morgue establish?

A reliance on scientific evidence

Correct!
A closed environment

A pleasant relationship with the police

Guns being used in chasing the criminal

Question 9 1 / 1 pts

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Which of the following best describes the methods of the police in The
Murders at the Rue Morgue?

Correct!
Feel the crime is supernatural and thus unsolvable

Work around the clock to solve the murders

Solve the murders minutes before Duphin solves it

None of the above

Question 10 1 / 1 pts

In Murders at the Rue Morgue, our unnamed narrator, or sidekick, serves

which of the following roles?

The reader needs a character he/she can relate to

Humanizes the sometimes distant and difficult detective

Provides the author with a method of exposition

Correct!
All of the above

None of the above

Quiz Score: 10 out of 10

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