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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?
(a) They present other witnesses who say the same thing.
(b) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.
(c) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.
(d) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.

2. At what age was the defendant in reform school?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Thirteen.

3. What two types of prejudice are evident in the comments of some of the jurors during Act 1?
(a) Prejudice against some ethnic groups and prejudice against people from certain areas.
(b) Prejudice against the poor and prejudice against the uneducated.
(c) Prejudice against foreigners and class prejudice.
(d) Color prejudice and racial prejudice.

4. What important facts are revealed about the circumstances of the defendant's life by the juror who votes "not guilty" in the first round of voting?
(a) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto; his mother is dead and his father has beaten him regularly.
(b) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto without a father.
(c) He is an orphan and member of a minority group.
(d) He has been in and out of prison for stealing cars.

5. What is a hung jury?
(a) One in which the jurors cannot reach a unanimous verdict.
(b) One in which the foreman cannot control the jurors.
(c) One in which the evidence is inconclusive.
(d) One in which the jurors recommend hanging.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?

2. What is "the burden of proof"?

3. How does the dissenting juror suggest that the jury should proceed instead of declaring a "hung" jury?

4. Why does the dissenting juror insist they should spend time examining the evidence in detail?

5. Where was the victim wounded?

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