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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the victim wounded?
(a) In the head.
(b) In the face.
(c) In the chest.
(d) In the stomach.

2. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?
(a) 4, 7, 3 and 11.
(b) 3, 6, 9 and 12.
(c) 6,7,1 and 3.
(d) 3, 4, 11 and 12.

3. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Juror Nine.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) Juror Seven.

4. At what age was the defendant in reform school?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Fourteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fifteen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Apart from the action of the dissenting juror in Act 1, what other contributions from a juror suggest there is at least one other juror willing to stand up against the behavior of others?

2. What comment by Juror Ten reveals his prejudice?

3. To what age group does the defendant belong?

4. 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?

5. What important facts are revealed about the circumstances of the defendant's life by the juror who votes "not guilty" in the first round of voting?

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