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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main outcome of this discussion about the words spoken by the defendant?
(a) Juror Three changes his vote to "not guilty".
(b) Juror Three gets into a rage and accuses the others of defending a criminal.
(c) Juror Five changes his vote to "not guilty".
(d) Juror Nine changes his vote back to "guilty".

2. What does Juror Eleven assert in defense of the result of the second vote?
(a) Juror Three is prejudiced.
(b) Juror three has no right to attack another juror.
(c) Juror three disrespects the constitution.
(d) That in America, people are free to hold dissenting views.

3. What two types of prejudice are evident in the comments of some of the jurors during Act 1?
(a) Prejudice against foreigners and class prejudice.
(b) Prejudice against some ethnic groups and prejudice against people from certain areas.
(c) Prejudice against the poor and prejudice against the uneducated.
(d) Color prejudice and racial prejudice.

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

5. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?
(a) They are always reliable.
(b) They might be affected by factors that have nothing to do with the evidence.
(c) If at least one juror is reliable, the others can be influenced.
(d) They only reach verdicts after protracted arguments and conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attribute is consistently demonstrated by Juror Eight which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?

2. According to one of the witnesses, what was the defendant alleged to have shouted out to his father on the night of the murder?

3. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?

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

5. In the altercation between two jurors, what words used by Juror Three shed light on the earlier discussion about whether people always mean what they say in anger?

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