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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) Juror Seven.

2. How does the dissenting juror discredit the allegation that the murder weapon is unique?
(a) He says he has used a similar weapon for hunting.
(b) He reads an article stating that there are hundreds of similar weapons for sale in the community.
(c) He shows pictures of several similar weapons.
(d) He presents an identical weapon taken from his own pocket.

3. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery that the old man would have taken longer than he said to move from his bed to the door after hearing the noise upstairs?
(a) Jurors Two and Six.
(b) The foreman and Juror Six.
(c) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(d) The foreman and Juror Four.

4. What important facts are revealed about the circumstances of the defendant's life by the juror who votes "not guilty" in the first round of voting?
(a) He is an orphan and member of a minority group.
(b) He has been in and out of prison for stealing cars.
(c) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto; his mother is dead and his father has beaten him regularly.
(d) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto without a father.

5. Which juror accuses the juror who is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free of wanting to be the defendant's executioner?
(a) Juror Five.
(b) Juror four.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juror Nine justify his insights about the old man?

2. Which juror is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free?

3. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?

4. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?

5. To what age group does the defendant belong?

(see the answer key)

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