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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the murder weapon jammed into the wall?
(a) Because the foreman does not want it handled.
(b) Because the juror who jams it there is angry.
(c) So everyone can see how unusual it is.
(d) Because the table is cluttered.

2. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?
(a) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.
(b) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(c) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(d) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.

3. How does the dissenting juror feel about the job done by the lawyer for the defendant?
(a) He is dissatisfied with the questions asked by the lawyer.
(b) He believes the lawyer was ill-prepared for the defense.
(c) He believes the lawyer was intimidated by the prosecution.
(d) He believes the lawyer did a good job.

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

5. According to one of the witnesses, what was the defendant alleged to have shouted out to his father on the night of the murder?
(a) "I hate you and I am going to kill you!"
(b) "I hate you and I wish you were dead!"
(c) "You are the worst father and I wish you were dead!"
(d) "I'm gonna kill you!"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?

3. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?

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

5. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?

(see the answer key)

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