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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 young man is being tried for the murder of his father.
(c) A man is being tried for the murder of the woman next door.
(d) A boy is being tried for the murder of a man downstairs.

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

3. What literary device is used by the writer to create a high level of interest in the play by presenting the strongly contending views of the jurors?
(a) Tension.
(b) Antithesis.
(c) Conflict.
(d) Dialogue.

4. What does Act iI suggest about the reliability of some witnesses in a trial?
(a) They may be well-intentioned but unreliable.
(b) They can be influenced by personal experiences with criminals.
(c) They want to be famous.
(d) They are prone to confusion when questioned by legal experts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most significant method used by Juror Eight to influence other jurors?

2. Apart from the action of the dissenting juror in Act 1, what other contributions from a juror suggest there is at least one other juror willing to stand up against the behavior of others?

3. After getting a more accurate timing of the events described by the old man, what do the jurors realize?

4. Why does the dissenting juror insist they should spend time examining the evidence in detail?

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

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