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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to one witness, where in the apartment building did the murder occur?
(a) On the staircase.
(b) Downstairs.
(c) Upstairs.
(d) On the landing.

2. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?
(a) The storekeeper who sold the defendant a weapon.
(b) Juror Eight.
(c) The friend of the defendant.
(d) The witness who took the weapon until the police arrived.

3. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?
(a) They only reach verdicts after protracted arguments and conflict.
(b) If at least one juror is reliable, the others can be influenced.
(c) They might be affected by factors that have nothing to do with the evidence.
(d) They are always reliable.

4. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?
(a) A man who is not employed so he has no urgent business to conduct.
(b) A man of conviction who takes the role of the jury very seriously.
(c) A man who owns his own business and can control his own use of time.
(d) A man of conviction who does not believe in prejudice.

5. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?
(a) The defendant cannot name the friend he was with.
(b) The ticket collector at the game does not remember the defendent
(c) The defendant can give no details about what he claims to have been doing.
(d) Noone saw the defendant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the verdict from the second vote among jurors prove?

2. What sentence must the defendant face if proven guilty?

3. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?

4. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin their deliberations?

5. Where was the victim wounded?

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