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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important information about the jurors' behavior becomes evident during their deliberations in Act II?
(a) They do not pay much attention to the facts.
(b) Their judgment is affected by their own personal experiences and values.
(c) They are influenced by the judge's instructions.
(d) They are not interested in justice.

2. How much influence does the foreman have on the other jurors in this case?
(a) A great deal of influence.
(b) He hardly speaks.
(c) He has little influence.
(d) He changes the course of the discussion at different stages.

3. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?
(a) The eyewitness has to walk a long way to the door after hearing the body fall.
(b) The eyewitness is old with impaired vision.
(c) The eyewitness wears glasses.
(d) The eyewitness claims to have seen the murder through the windows of a passing elevated train.

4. According to one of the witnesses, what was the defendant alleged to have shouted out to his father on the night of the murder?
(a) "I hate you and I am going to kill you!"
(b) "I hate you and I wish you were dead!"
(c) "You are the worst father and I wish you were dead!"
(d) "I'm gonna kill you!"

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the timing described in the old man's testimony affect the jurors' analysis?

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

4. What significant information about the impact of an el train does the juror who used to live near it share?

5. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?

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