Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz F

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the response of Juror Four to the threat made by another juror after the jurors discuss the crucial witness and vote in Act III?
(a) He threatens to refuse to speak when the judge asks if they all agree to the verdict.
(b) He threatens to write a report to the judge about the behavior of the jurors in this trial.
(c) He threatens to tip off all the lawyers for the defense about how to win next time.
(d) He threatens to kill the juror who has again changed his vote.

2. What threat is made by a juror after the vote is taken upon completion of the discussion in Act III about a crucial female witness?
(a) Two jurors say they will never vote again.
(b) One juror says he will never change his vote.
(c) A juror says he will kill Juror Eight for wasting the whole night.
(d) One juror says he will cause a "hung jury" by himself.

3. What source of information from the trial do the jurors use to help them estimate the time of the events surrounding the murder?
(a) Photographs of the building.
(b) The old man's diary.
(c) The transcript of the old man's testimony.
(d) They get the dimensions of the old man's room from a diagram of the apartment building.

4. What doesJuror Eight suggest to explain why the old man might not actually have seen the defendant running down the stairs?
(a) The old man's vision is poor.
(b) The lighting is poor.
(c) The trees around the building would have created shadows.
(d) The old man might have been confused in the darkness.

5. At what time is the murder alleged to have occurred?
(a) Just after midnight.
(b) Early in the morning.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) Around midday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction of the jury when the dissenting juror discredits the allegation that the weapon is unique?

2. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?

3. How does the defendant account for the fact that after the murder he does not have the weapon he bought?

4. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?

5. Based on the play, what two big dangers are associated with leaving the fate of a defendant in the hands of a jury?

(see the answer key)

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