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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?
(a) A relationship of bitterness and resentment.
(b) A good relationship even though there are occasional quarrels.
(c) A violent relationship with frequent fights.
(d) A distant relationship with little communication.

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

3. How does the defendant account for the fact that after the murder he does not have the weapon he bought?
(a) He says he lost it at the football game.
(b) He says it must have fallen through a hole in his coat pocket.
(c) He says it was stolen.
(d) He says he left it at his friend's house.

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

5. To what age group does the defendant belong?
(a) He is a teenager.
(b) He is in his early twenties.
(c) He is in his thirties.
(d) He is middle-aged.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to one of the witnesses, what was the defendant alleged to have shouted out to his father on the night of the murder?

2. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?

3. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

4. Apart from the action of the dissenting juror in Act 1, what other contributions from a juror suggest there is at least one other juror willing to stand up against the behavior of others?

5. How old was the defendant when he lost his mother?

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