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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the jurors discuss "reasonable doubt", why does Juror Nine become more and more uneasy?
(a) Because he sees the importance of thorough deliberations, and most of the jurors are in a hurry.
(b) Because he realizes he might have voted incorrectly.
(c) Because of the conflict and tension among the jurors.
(d) Because he is anxious to leave.

2. In the acting out of the old man's movements from his bed to the door, which juror plays the role of the old man?
(a) Juror Five.
(b) Juror Nine.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) The foreman.

3. According to the evidence, what weapon was used to kill the old man?
(a) A hatchet knife.
(b) A pen knife.
(c) A butcher knife.
(d) A switch blade knife.

4. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery about the timing involved in the old man's story?
(a) The foreman and Juror Six.
(b) The foreman and Juror Four.
(c) Juror Two and Six.
(d) Jurors Ten and Twelve.

5. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?
(a) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.
(b) They present other witnesses who say the same thing.
(c) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.
(d) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the jurors depart for the jury room, who gives them final instructions?

2. What impact does the jurors' discovery in Act III about the timing of the events have on some jurors?

3. Who are the last two jurors to leave the jury room?

4. Which juror declares in Act III that he will never change his vote?

5. How do the jurors try to get an accurate estimate of the time of the events described by the old man?

(see the answer key)

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