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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sentence must the defendant face if proven guilty?
(a) Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
(d) At least thirty years imprisonment.

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

3. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?
(a) An old man across the street and a woman downstairs.
(b) An old man who lives in the victim's apartment and a woman who lives across the street.
(c) The policeman and the doctor.
(d) A young boy next door and his mother.

4. Why was the alleged eyewitness awake at the time of the murder?
(a) It was a stormy night.
(b) It was cold.
(c) It was noisy because of the train.
(d) It was too hot to sleep.

5. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?
(a) The foreman does not vote.
(b) The jurors individually tell the foreman their decision.
(c) Each juror must give a reason for his vote.
(d) The jurors vote by secret ballot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the victim wounded?

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

3. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?

4. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?

5. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?

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