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The Murders on the Rue Morgue

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who narrates ''The Murders in the Rue Morgue?''

a)

Monsieur Dupin

b)

An unnamed friend of Dupin

c)

Madame L'Espanaye

d)

Madamoiselle Camille L'Espanaye

2.

Where does the narrator of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” first meet C. August Dupin?

a)

In a cathedral

b)

In a cafe

c)

In a library

d)

In a pub

3.

Where is the body of Mademoiselle Camille found?

a)

Under the floor

b)

In a closet

c)

In the garden

d)

Up the chimney

4.

''The Murders in the Rue Morgue'' is arguably the first _____ ever written?

a)

Historical romance

b)

Detective story

c)

Creative nonfiction story

d)

Surrealist story

5.

Dupin finds a knotted ribbon and realizes the Ourang-Outang’s owner must be ___.

a)

A dandy

b)

A ribbon salesman

c)

A young woman

d)

A sailor

6.
Where does this story take place?
a)
Paris
b)
Germany
c)
Australia
d)
USA
7.

Who killed Madame L'Espanaye and Mademoiselle Camille L'Espanaye?

a)

A Lion

b)

An orangutan

c)

A Dog

d)

A Person

8.
How did the murderer get into the apartment?
a)
Stairs
b)
Ladder
c)
Rope
d)
Lightning rod
9.

How was the murder solved?

a)

orangutan fur was found at the scene

b)

Fingerprints were found at the scene

c)

Lion fur was found at the scene

d)

Dog fur was found at the scene

10.
The author is mostly interested in telling how
a)
a sailor loses his pet orangutan
b)
Dupin solves a murder case
c)
Madame L'Espanaye gets her money
d)
the narrator refuses to believe Dupin's ideas
11.

Where is the body of Madame L'Espanaye found?

a)

In the chimney

b)

on the bed

c)

on the floor beneath the table

d)

in the street behind the building

12.
Most of the witnesses agree that the gruff voice was that of a 
a)
German
b)
Russian
c)
Frenchman
d)
Spaniard
13.
Dupin realizes that the second window is fastened by 
a)
a nail
b)
the window sash
c)
a heavy rope
d)
a secret spring
14.
Dupin guesses that the "shrill voice" wasn't human because
a)
none of the witnesses agreed on what language it spoke
b)
two witnesses said that it sounded like a monkey's 
c)
he knows that no human voice can sound "shrill"
d)
one witness said it was "harsh" not "shrill"
15.

At the end of the story, the Chief of the Police is

a)

sad

b)

jealous

c)

fearful

d)

humorous

16.
What power of Dupin's is most obvious in this story?
a)
his wealth
b)
his courage
c)
his ability to reason
d)
his great physical strength
17.
What do we call a claim that one was elsewhere when the crime took place?
a)
motive
b)
alibi
c)
deduction
d)
witness
18.
What are distractions deliberately included by an author to mislead the reader and preserve the mystery?
a)
motive
b)
deduce
c)
alibi
d)
red herring
19.
What do we call a person thought to be guilty of a crime or offense?
a)
suspect
b)
guilty
c)
criminal
d)
bad guy
20.
What is a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime or solving of a mystery?
a)
deduce
b)
hunch
c)
a clue, a clue
d)
crime
21.
What do we call a reason for doing something (in this case - break the law) ?
a)
deduce
b)
motive
c)
red herring
d)
crime
22.

Who is a detective/slueth?

a)

a puzzle or problem that needs to be solved

b)

someone who likes to solve crimes

c)

character who was wronged, hurt or killed

d)

a person who could have committed the crime

23.
The state of tension and uncertainty caused by an uncertain, undecided or mysterious situation that creates an emotional pull to encourage the audience to keep reading or watching
a)
MOOD
b)
MYSTERY
c)
SUSPENSE
d)
TONE
24.
Suspense makes you want to read what happens next. 
a)
true 
b)
false
25.

Who was the first detective in a mystery story?

a)

Sherlock Holmes

b)

Auguste Dupin

c)

Hercule Poirot

d)

Jakeb Marinelli