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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. State two ways in which the group tries to ensure conformity to the majority view.
(a) By ridiculing and attacking those with dissenting views.
(b) By referring to details in the evidence and citing the judge's instructions.
(c) By bullying and ignoring those with dissenting views.
(d) By presenting sound reasons and persuading those with dissenting views.

2. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?
(a) A young boy next door and his mother.
(b) The policeman and the doctor.
(c) An old man who lives in the victim's apartment and a woman who lives across the street.
(d) An old man across the street and a woman downstairs.

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

4. What is the major cause of the conflict that develops among the jurors?
(a) Contending views about the reliability of the witnesses.
(b) Contending views about the fairness of the trial.
(c) They are tired and hungry.
(d) Contending views about the guilt or innocence of the defendant.

5. What term used in Act 1 establishes that the defendant is thought to have committed a murder that is intentional and deliberately planned ahead of time?
(a) Second degree murder.
(b) Manslaughter.
(c) First degree murder.
(d) Murder with malice aforethought.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which juror says he would change his vote if he could find one reason to make him question the defendant's guilt?

2. What impact does the jurors' discovery in Act III about the timing of the events have on some jurors?

3. How does Juror Eight help to lead the others to a logical conclusion about the eyewitness discussed in Act III?

4. According to the evidence, what weapon was used to kill the old man?

5. Which juror declares in Act III that he will never change his vote?

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