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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the actions of Juror Nine in Act II reveal about his character?
(a) He is afraid of Juror Eight.
(b) He is willing to stand up for his beliefs in spite of pressure.
(c) He has thought about the evidence.
(d) He believes the defendant is innocent.

2. How old is the man who gives evidence about the events he heard from his room?
(a) 80.
(b) 75.
(c) 65.
(d) 62.

3. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?
(a) Witness examination.
(b) Defense examination.
(c) Cross-examination.
(d) Reverse examination.

4. What new perspective does Juror Four point out as soon as they begin deliberating again in Act III?
(a) He suggests that the old man's clock was fast.
(b) He says the old man might have been wrong about the timing of his movements, but he could be right about what he saw.
(c) He suggests that the man is confused by the courtroom setting but is not a liar.
(d) He suggests that the old man actually saw the defendant from his bathroom window.

5. What techniques does the writer use to illustrate the characters of the contending jurors?
(a) Description and dialogue.
(b) Dialogue and behavior.
(c) Switches in voting and descriptions of their backgrounds.
(d) Description and action.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the result of the vote taken by the jurors at the beginning of Act III?

4. How does Juror Three justify his assertion that the defendant must have meant it when he said "I'm going to kill you"?

5. What does Act iI suggest about the reliability of some witnesses in a trial?

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