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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?
(a) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.
(b) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(c) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.
(d) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.

2. 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) The foreman and Juror Four.
(b) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(c) Jurors Two and Six.
(d) The foreman and Juror Six.

3. How does the vote stand at the end of the discussion about the testimony of the crucial witness in Act III?
(a) Two jurors hold out on their "guilty" votes.
(b) Another juror joins the two who changed their vote.
(c) One juror stands alone.
(d) The jury arrives at a consensus.

4. How do some members of the jury respond to those who disagree?
(a) With an open mind.
(b) With ostracism and ridicule.
(c) With contradictions.
(d) With additional questions.

5. How does the dissenting juror suggest that the jury should proceed instead of declaring a "hung" jury?
(a) He suggests the eleven men vote again while he abstains; if one of the eleven votes "not guilty" they should discuss the case further.
(b) He suggests they all take a new vote.
(c) He suggests they ask for additional evidence.
(d) He suggests they deliberate further.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?

2. What term used in Act 1 establishes that the defendant is thought to have committed a murder that is intentional and deliberately planned ahead of time?

3. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?

4. Which juror admits to having changed his vote?

5. Why does the writer cause the vote taken just before the end of the play to be the exact opposite of the one at the beginning?

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