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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which juror is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free?
(a) Juror Ten.
(b) Juror Three.
(c) The foreman.
(d) Juror Six.

2. How does Juror Eight capitalize on the error made by Juror Three in threatening to kill him?
(a) He tells the other jurors "See? He said what he didn't mean."
(b) He asks Juror Three whether he really means that.
(c) He asks the other jurors if they think that Juror Three would really kill him.
(d) He asks Juror Three if he would really kill him.

3. What is the defendant's alibi?
(a) He claims to have been at the movies.
(b) He claims to have been hanging out with his friends.
(c) He claims to have been at the store.
(d) He claims to have been at the ball game.

4. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?
(a) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(b) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.
(c) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(d) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.

5. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?
(a) To give it as a present to his friend.
(b) Because the one he had before was stolen.
(c) Because he lost the one he had before.
(d) Because his father beat him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction to the vote taken at the end of Act 1?

2. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery about the timing involved in the old man's story?

3. Based on the developments of Act II, what are the jurors on their way to proving?

4. At what age was the defendant in reform school?

5. Why is the murder weapon jammed into the wall?

(see the answer key)

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