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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin their deliberations?
(a) Three days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Seven days.

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

3. At what time is the murder alleged to have occurred?
(a) Around midday.
(b) In the afternoon.
(c) Early in the morning.
(d) Just after midnight.

4. Why was the alleged eyewitness awake at the time of the murder?
(a) It was a stormy night.
(b) It was too hot to sleep.
(c) It was noisy because of the train.
(d) It was cold.

5. According to one witness, where in the apartment building did the murder occur?
(a) Downstairs.
(b) On the staircase.
(c) Upstairs.
(d) On the landing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?

2. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?

3. How does the dissenting juror suggest that the jury should proceed instead of declaring a "hung" jury?

4. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?

5. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?

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