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Locked Rooms and Hidden Passages: The Architecture of Mystery

Locked Rooms and Hidden Passages: The Architecture of Mystery Quiz

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Agatha Christie's novel (And Then There Were None), what is the name of the island where the murders take place?

  1. Soldier Island
  2. Smuggler's Island
  3. Dead Man's Island
  4. Mystery Island
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a common feature of locked room mysteries?

  1. A locked room with no apparent way in or out
  2. A murder victim found inside the locked room
  3. A clever detective who solves the mystery
  4. A supernatural explanation for the crime
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Edgar Allan Poe's short story (The Murders in the Rue Morgue), what is the name of the detective who solves the crime?

  1. C. Auguste Dupin
  2. Sherlock Holmes
  3. Hercule Poirot
  4. Miss Marple
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the locked room in Gaston Leroux's novel (The Mystery of the Yellow Room)?

  1. The Yellow Room
  2. The Sealed Room
  3. The Hidden Room
  4. The Secret Room
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In John Dickson Carr's novel (The Hollow Man), what is the name of the country house where the murders take place?

  1. The Hollow
  2. Three Gables
  3. The Priory
  4. The Manor House
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a common type of hidden passage found in locked room mysteries?

  1. A secret door
  2. A hidden staircase
  3. A trapdoor
  4. A tunnel
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Anthony Berkeley's novel (The Poisoned Chocolates Case), what is the name of the detective who solves the crime?

  1. Roger Sheringham
  2. Anthony Berkeley
  3. G. K. Chesterton
  4. Dashiell Hammett
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the locked room in S. S. Van Dine's novel (The Canary Murder Case)?

  1. The Locked Room
  2. The Sealed Room
  3. The Hidden Room
  4. The Secret Room
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Ellery Queen's novel (The Greek Coffin Mystery), what is the name of the detective who solves the crime?

  1. Ellery Queen
  2. Hercule Poirot
  3. Miss Marple
  4. Sherlock Holmes
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a common theme found in locked room mysteries?

  1. Isolation
  2. Claustrophobia
  3. Paranoia
  4. Romance
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In G. K. Chesterton's novel (The Man in the Brown Suit), what is the name of the detective who solves the crime?

  1. Father Brown
  2. Hercule Poirot
  3. Miss Marple
  4. Sherlock Holmes
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the locked room in John Dickson Carr's novel (The Three Coffins)?

  1. The Locked Room
  2. The Sealed Room
  3. The Hidden Room
  4. The Secret Room
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In Agatha Christie's novel (Murder on the Orient Express), what is the name of the detective who solves the crime?

  1. Hercule Poirot
  2. Miss Marple
  3. Sherlock Holmes
  4. C. Auguste Dupin
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is NOT a common type of locked room mystery?

  1. The classic locked room mystery
  2. The impossible crime mystery
  3. The historical locked room mystery
  4. The science fiction locked room mystery
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In John Dickson Carr's novel (The Crooked Hinge), what is the name of the country house where the murders take place?

  1. The Crooked Hinge
  2. Three Gables
  3. The Priory
  4. The Manor House
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