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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) The jurors vote by secret ballot.
(d) Each juror must give a reason for his vote.

2. How does Juror Eight's participation in the altercation with Juror Three differ from his usual approach?
(a) It shows he hates Juror Three.
(b) It shows he is capable of anger in spite of his usual sober analysis.
(c) It shows he has a temper, too.
(d) It shows he is capable of violence.

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

4. According to one witness, where in the apartment building did the murder occur?
(a) On the landing.
(b) Downstairs.
(c) Upstairs.
(d) On the staircase.

5. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?
(a) The court room.
(b) The murder scene.
(c) The bus in which the jurors are being transported to court.
(d) The jury room in a New York court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the writer allow one of the jurors to threaten that he will kill another?

2. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?

3. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?

4. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery about the timing involved in the old man's story?

5. Which juror admits to having changed his vote?

(see the answer key)

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