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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the dissenting juror feel about the job done by the lawyer for the defendant?
(a) He is dissatisfied with the questions asked by the lawyer.
(b) He believes the lawyer was ill-prepared for the defense.
(c) He believes the lawyer was intimidated by the prosecution.
(d) He believes the lawyer did a good job.

2. In the acting out of the old man's movements from his bed to the door, which juror plays the role of the old man?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Juror Five.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Eight.

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

4. Why does the dissenting juror insist they should spend time examining the evidence in detail?
(a) He believes the witnesses are unreliable.
(b) He believes the presentation of the case is prejudiced.
(c) He believes that the defendant is innocent.
(d) He is not certain that the defendant is guilty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?

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

3. How do the jurors try to get an accurate estimate of the time of the events described by the old man?

4. How old was the defendant when he lost his mother?

5. As the jurors discuss "reasonable doubt", why does Juror Nine become more and more uneasy?

(see the answer key)

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