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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?
(a) A man is being tried for the murder of his son.
(b) A boy is being tried for the murder of a man downstairs.
(c) A young man is being tried for the murder of his father.
(d) A man is being tried for the murder of the woman next door.

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

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

5. 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 not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(b) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.
(c) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.
(d) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?

3. What important fact does Juror Three point out about something the defendant purchased on the day of the murder?

4. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?

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

(see the answer key)

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