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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the dissenting juror insist they should spend time examining the evidence in detail?
(a) He believes the presentation of the case is prejudiced.
(b) He believes that the defendant is innocent.
(c) He believes the witnesses are unreliable.
(d) He is not certain that the defendant is guilty.

2. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?
(a) The bus in which the jurors are being transported to court.
(b) The murder scene.
(c) The jury room in a New York court.
(d) The court room.

3. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?
(a) He has been charged with murder before.
(b) He has stolen a car, been convicted of mugging and stabbed someone in the arm.
(c) He has been to prison before.
(d) He has been convicted of stealing cars.

4. Where was the victim wounded?
(a) In the chest.
(b) In the head.
(c) In the face.
(d) In the stomach.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?

4. Which words suggest that the defendant should not have to prove his innocence?

5. What is the reaction of the jury when the dissenting juror discredits the allegation that the weapon is unique?

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