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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the old man who testifies for the prosecution live?
(a) On the ground floor.
(b) On the same floor where the murder occurred.
(c) Across the street.
(d) On the second floor of the apartment building where the murder occured.

2. According to one of the witnesses, what was the defendant alleged to have shouted out to his father on the night of the murder?
(a) "I hate you and I am going to kill you!"
(b) "You are the worst father and I wish you were dead!"
(c) "I'm gonna kill you!"
(d) "I hate you and I wish you were dead!"

3. 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 inferior because he is from the ghetto.
(b) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(c) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(d) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.

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

5. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?
(a) A man who is not employed so he has no urgent business to conduct.
(b) A man of conviction who does not believe in prejudice.
(c) A man who owns his own business and can control his own use of time.
(d) A man of conviction who takes the role of the jury very seriously.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?

2. What is the reaction of the jury when the dissenting juror discredits the allegation that the weapon is unique?

3. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?

4. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?

5. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?

(see the answer key)

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