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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does this experience among the jurors demonstrate about group behavior?
(a) The most vocal member influences others.
(b) The most powerful member influences others.
(c) In a group, some members have the power to influence others.
(d) The members tend to split into subgroups.

2. Which juror becomes the real leader of the group?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) Juror Eight.
(c) Juror Three.
(d) Juror Six.

3. What reason does the juror who changes his mind give for doing so?
(a) He now believes the evidence is questionable.
(b) He now believes the defendant is innocent.
(c) He admires the conviction of the juror who stood alone against the rest.
(d) He now believes the jury was too hasty.

4. What attribute is demonstrated by Juror Nine which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?
(a) Insights gained from being a parent.
(b) Insights gained from previous experience on a jury.
(c) Insight into human behavior.
(d) Knowledge of the law.

5. Which of the following phrases best describes the atmosphere that prevails throughout the play?
(a) Hostile and emotional.
(b) Argumentative and hostile.
(c) Tense and emotional.
(d) Emotional and argumentative.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the vote stand at the end of the discussion about the testimony of the crucial witness in Act III?

2. What important observation does Juror Two make about the testimony concerning the wound to the victim?

3. 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?

4. Why is it clear from the dissenting juror's action that anyone could have had a weapon similar to the murder weapon?

5. What is the difference in height between the defendant and the victim?

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