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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which juror shares the experience of living near the track of an el train?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) Juror Ten.
(c) Juror Two.
(d) Juror Seven.

2. Which juror directly asks the three jurors who most recently changed their votes to give their reasons for doing so?
(a) Juror Three.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Ten
(d) Juror Four

3. What important fact does Juror Three point out about something the defendant purchased on the day of the murder?
(a) The defendant purchased a dangerous knife.
(b) The defendant purchased a knife identical to the murder weapon.
(c) The defendant purchased a butcher knife similar to the murder weapon.
(d) The defendant purchased a pen knife that could have inflicted a fatal wound.

4. What reason does the juror who changes his mind give for doing so?
(a) He admires the conviction of the juror who stood alone against the rest.
(b) He now believes the jury was too hasty.
(c) He now believes the defendant is innocent.
(d) He now believes the evidence is questionable.

5. Why does the writer cause the vote taken just before the end of the play to be the exact opposite of the one at the beginning?
(a) To emphasize the total reversal of events.
(b) To prove that the original vote was correct.
(c) To emphasize the conflict.
(d) To emphasize that the original disagreement only became worse as the play progressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?

2. When asking the reason for the change in their votes in Act III, what does a juror point out to the other jurors?

3. Which of the following has the writer made very clear by the end of the play?

4. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?

5. On what else do the jurors vote on early in Act III?

(see the answer key)

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