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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Juror Nine justify his insights about the old man?
(a) He explains that old people get lonely and make up stories.
(b) He explains that loneliness and loss of family cause old people to imagine things.
(c) He explains that old people who are tired of being insignificant often tell lies.
(d) He explains that old people who are tired of being insignificant often convince themselves to believe what is not true.

2. What impact does the jurors' discovery in Act III about the timing of the events have on some jurors?
(a) Those who had switched to "not guilty" begin to sway back to "guilty".
(b) They continue to hold their individual views.
(c) They begin to attack each other.
(d) They become impatient and frustrated.

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

4. Why does the dissenting juror challenge the fact that other jurors are willing to take the alleged eyewitness' word when they would not accept the defendant's word?
(a) Because they assert that all people from the defendant's community are liars and the eyewitness is from the area.
(b) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same ethnic group.
(c) Because they assert that the eyewitness was unreliable.
(d) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same family as the victim.

5. What techniques does the writer use to illustrate the characters of the contending jurors?
(a) Dialogue and behavior.
(b) Description and action.
(c) Description and dialogue.
(d) Switches in voting and descriptions of their backgrounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the outcome of the "different" vote suggested by the dissenting voter?

2. What attribute is demonstrated by Juror Nine which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?

3. What is the main outcome of this discussion about the words spoken by the defendant?

4. What is the most significant method used by Juror Eight to influence other jurors?

5. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?

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