Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 216 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?
(a) A man next door saw the defendant running away with blood on his hands.
(b) The neighbor down the corridor saw the defendant kill his father in the hallway.
(c) A boy across the street saw through a window as the defendant killed his father.
(d) A woman who lives across the street saw the defendant kill his father.

3. How does the dissenting juror discredit the allegation that the murder weapon is unique?
(a) He presents an identical weapon taken from his own pocket.
(b) He shows pictures of several similar weapons.
(c) He reads an article stating that there are hundreds of similar weapons for sale in the community.
(d) He says he has used a similar weapon for hunting.

4. What two types of prejudice are evident in the comments of some of the jurors during Act 1?
(a) Color prejudice and racial prejudice.
(b) Prejudice against the poor and prejudice against the uneducated.
(c) Prejudice against some ethnic groups and prejudice against people from certain areas.
(d) Prejudice against foreigners and class prejudice.

5. What is the outcome of the "different" vote suggested by the dissenting voter?
(a) Nine jurors vote "guilty" and two vote "not guilty".
(b) Eight jurors vote "guilty" and three vote "not guilty".
(c) All vote "not guilty".
(d) There is a change in the outcome.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?

2. Why do the jurors take a vote before discussing the evidence?

3. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?

4. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?

5. At what time is the murder alleged to have occurred?

(see the answer key)

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