Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What literary device is used by the writer when he allows Juror Three to prove something to the jurors that is exactly opposite to what he would have wanted?
(a) Symbolism.
(b) Conflict.
(c) Irony.
(d) Metaphor.

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

4. Which juror accuses the juror who is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free of wanting to be the defendant's executioner?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) Juror four.
(c) Juror Five.
(d) Juror Nine.

5. What important shift in the attitude of many jurors takes place during the debates in Act II about the case?
(a) They become calmer and participate less in the discussion.
(b) They withdraw and consider their own feelings.
(c) They are more agitated because so much time is passing.
(d) They become more sober and thoughtful in discussing the issues.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What source of information from the trial do the jurors use to help them estimate the time of the events surrounding the murder?

3. What comment by Juror Ten reveals his prejudice?

4. What is "the burden of proof"?

5. According to one witness, where in the apartment building did the murder occur?

(see the answer key)

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