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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 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.

2. What is the defendant's alibi?
(a) He claims to have been at the movies.
(b) He claims to have been at the store.
(c) He claims to have been hanging out with his friends.
(d) He claims to have been at the ball game.

3. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?
(a) He says the defendant has an abusive father who has beaten him since he was a young boy.
(b) He says the defendant has been wayward because of bad company.
(c) He says the defendant has been conditioned this way by living in the ghetto.
(d) He says the defendant was left by his mother as a child.

4. What does the verdict from the second vote among jurors prove?
(a) That the evidence is clearer after the discussion.
(b) That the foreman does a good job of managing the ballot.
(c) That the arguments presented by the dissenting juror had some effect.
(d) That the dissenting juror is right in his "not guilty" verdict.

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 takes the role of the jury very seriously.
(c) A man who owns his own business and can control his own use of time.
(d) A man of conviction who does not believe in prejudice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?

2. How does the dissenting juror suggest that the jury should proceed instead of declaring a "hung" jury?

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

4. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?

5. What two types of prejudice are evident in the comments of some of the jurors during Act 1?

(see the answer key)

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