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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Juror Eight get the others to realize that the defendant might not have killed his father although he said "I'm gonna kill you"?
(a) He says the defendant might just have been angry.
(b) He says the defendant might have been provoked by his father.
(c) He says that many people say things they don't really mean.
(d) He asks them to consider how many times they have said similar words with no intention to kill.

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

3. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?
(a) A man next door saw the defendant running away with blood on his hands.
(b) The neighbor down the corridor saw the defendant kill his father in the hallway.
(c) A woman who lives across the street saw the defendant kill his father.
(d) A boy across the street saw through a window as the defendant killed his father.

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

5. How does the progress of the discussion in Act II affect the behavior of the group of jurors?
(a) As a group, the jurors develop insights that they could not have individually.
(b) The jurors begin to take the defendant more seriously.
(c) The jurors begin to listen to Juror Eight.
(d) The jurors continue to hurry towards a conclusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the acting out of the old man's movements from his bed to the door, which juror plays the role of the old man?

2. Why is the decision making process conducted by a group more complex than one that is made by just an individual?

3. What do the actions of Juror Nine in Act II reveal about his character?

4. What two reasons cause a juror to believe there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt after adding doubts about the old man's testimony to earlier discussions about the murder?

5. What does Juror Nine observe about the old man witness, which leads to his insights about his life?

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