Twelve Angry Men Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Twelve Angry Men Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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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 reason for Juror Two's doubts about the wound?
(a) The difference in height between the defendant and the victim.
(b) The way in which the blood splattered.
(c) The time it took for the victim to die.
(d) The difference in weight between the defendant and the victim.

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

3. How does the vote stand at the end of the discussion about the testimony of the crucial witness in Act III?
(a) The jury arrives at a consensus.
(b) Another juror joins the two who changed their vote.
(c) Two jurors hold out on their "guilty" votes.
(d) One juror stands alone.

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

5. What does Juror Eight explain to the juror who asks who killed the man if it was not the defendant?
(a) That this jury's job is to decide whether this defendant is guilty, not to consider any other suspect.
(b) That he can raise that question after they have decided on this defendant.
(c) That he doesn't understand how juries work.
(d) That he did not listen carefully to the judge's instructions.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the recollection of two jurors, at what time did the alleged eyewitness go to bed?

2. Which juror introduces questions about the defendant's intelligence?

3. At what time is the murder alleged to have occurred?

4. What action follows the vote that the jurors take after discussing the defendant's intelligence?

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

(see the answer key)

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