Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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Twelve Angry Men Quiz | Eight Week Quiz B

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which words suggest that the defendant should not have to prove his innocence?
(a) The defendant is "innocent until proven guilty."
(b) The defendant is "innocent unless the prosecution presents good evidence."
(c) The defendant is innocent "unless the judge says he is guilty."
(d) The defendant is "innocent because there is no eye-witness."

2. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?
(a) Noone saw the defendant.
(b) The ticket collector at the game does not remember the defendent
(c) The defendant can give no details about what he claims to have been doing.
(d) The defendant cannot name the friend he was with.

3. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?
(a) A man of conviction who does not believe in prejudice.
(b) A man of conviction who takes the role of the jury very seriously.
(c) A man who is not employed so he has no urgent business to conduct.
(d) A man who owns his own business and can control his own use of time.

4. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?
(a) Reverse examination.
(b) Cross-examination.
(c) Witness examination.
(d) Defense examination.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the murder weapon jammed into the wall?

2. What is "the burden of proof"?

3. To what age group does the defendant belong?

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

5. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?

(see the answer key)

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