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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 defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?
(a) Because the one he had before was stolen.
(b) To give it as a present to his friend.
(c) Because his father beat him.
(d) Because he lost the one he had before.

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

3. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?
(a) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.
(b) They present other witnesses who say the same thing.
(c) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.
(d) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.

4. What term used in Act 1 establishes that the defendant is thought to have committed a murder that is intentional and deliberately planned ahead of time?
(a) First degree murder.
(b) Second degree murder.
(c) Murder with malice aforethought.
(d) Manslaughter.

5. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Seven.
(d) Juror Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

2. What is the state of mind of most of jurors as they enter the jury room?

3. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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