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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the dissenting juror challenge the fact that other jurors are willing to take the alleged eyewitness' word when they would not accept the defendant's word?
(a) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same family as the victim.
(b) Because they assert that all people from the defendant's community are liars and the eyewitness is from the area.
(c) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same ethnic group.
(d) Because they assert that the eyewitness was unreliable.

2. What does Juror Nine observe about the old man witness, which leads to his insights about his life?
(a) He notices that the old man wore a hearing aid.
(b) He notices that the old man was nervous and agitated
(c) He notices that the old man spoke uncertainly when asked questions in the courtroom.
(d) He notices that the old man was dressed in shabby clothes and uses two canes.

3. What important information about the jurors' behavior becomes evident during their deliberations in Act II?
(a) They do not pay much attention to the facts.
(b) They are influenced by the judge's instructions.
(c) Their judgment is affected by their own personal experiences and values.
(d) They are not interested in justice.

4. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror four.

5. Which juror reacts to the results of the vote taken after the discussion about intelligence?
(a) Juror Five.
(b) Juror Three.
(c) Juror Ten.
(d) Juror Eleven.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which juror is an immigrant to the United States?

2. What is the main outcome of this discussion about the words spoken by the defendant?

3. Why does Juror Eight question the witness' assertion that he heard the defendant say "I'm gonna kill you"?

4. Which of the following is most likely to have been a major lesson that the writer intended readers to derive from the play?

5. What is "the burden of proof"?

(see the answer key)

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