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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?
(a) 3, 4, 11 and 12.
(b) 3, 6, 9 and 12.
(c) 6,7,1 and 3.
(d) 4, 7, 3 and 11.

2. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?
(a) A violent relationship with frequent fights.
(b) A good relationship even though there are occasional quarrels.
(c) A relationship of bitterness and resentment.
(d) A distant relationship with little communication.

3. How does the defendant account for the fact that after the murder he does not have the weapon he bought?
(a) He says it must have fallen through a hole in his coat pocket.
(b) He says he lost it at the football game.
(c) He says it was stolen.
(d) He says he left it at his friend's house.

4. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

5. What is the defendant's alibi?
(a) He claims to have been at the store.
(b) He claims to have been at the movies.
(c) He claims to have been hanging out with his friends.
(d) He claims to have been at the ball game.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?

3. At what age was the defendant in reform school?

4. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?

5. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?

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