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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What do the actions of Juror Nine in Act II reveal about his character?
(a) He is willing to stand up for his beliefs in spite of pressure.
(b) He is afraid of Juror Eight.
(c) He believes the defendant is innocent.
(d) He has thought about the evidence.
2. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?
(a) The defendant can give no details about what he claims to have been doing.
(b) Noone saw the defendant.
(c) The ticket collector at the game does not remember the defendent
(d) The defendant cannot name the friend he was with.
3. What does Act iI suggest about the reliability of some witnesses in a trial?
(a) They are prone to confusion when questioned by legal experts.
(b) They want to be famous.
(c) They may be well-intentioned but unreliable.
(d) They can be influenced by personal experiences with criminals.
4. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?
(a) They are casual in their discussions.
(b) They read the newspaper.
(c) They do not pay attention to the details.
(d) They are concerned about how the trial has kept them from attending to their own interests.
5. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?
(a) The friend of the defendant.
(b) The storekeeper who sold the defendant a weapon.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) The witness who took the weapon until the police arrived.
Short Answer Questions
1. What important fact does Juror Three point out about something the defendant purchased on the day of the murder?
2. Which juror shares the experience of living near the track of an el train?
3. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?
4. Where was the victim wounded?
5. What literary device is used by the writer to create a high level of interest in the play by presenting the strongly contending views of the jurors?
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