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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin their deliberations?
(a) Three days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Six days.

2. To what age group does the defendant belong?
(a) He is in his early twenties.
(b) He is in his thirties.
(c) He is middle-aged.
(d) He is a teenager.

3. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?
(a) To give it as a present to his friend.
(b) Because he lost the one he had before.
(c) Because the one he had before was stolen.
(d) Because his father beat him.

4. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?
(a) Juror Three.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Eight.

5. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?
(a) A young boy next door and his mother.
(b) An old man who lives in the victim's apartment and a woman who lives across the street.
(c) The policeman and the doctor.
(d) An old man across the street and a woman downstairs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before the jurors depart for the jury room, who gives them final instructions?

3. What is the defendant's alibi?

4. According to the evidence, what weapon was used to kill the old man?

5. Where was the victim wounded?

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