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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the bed of the crucial eyewitness discussed in Act III?
(a) Next to the door below the murder scene.
(b) In an apartment across the street from the station.
(c) Next to an open window across the street from the murder scene.
(d) Next to the kitchen window near the murder scene.

2. What does Juror Eight mean when he calls another juror a sadist?
(a) That he is dishonest.
(b) That he is a foreigner.
(c) That he is prejudiced.
(d) That he enjoys seeing someone else suffer.

3. What important fact does Juror Three point out about something the defendant purchased on the day of the murder?
(a) The defendant purchased a knife identical to the murder weapon.
(b) The defendant purchased a pen knife that could have inflicted a fatal wound.
(c) The defendant purchased a dangerous knife.
(d) The defendant purchased a butcher knife similar to the murder weapon.

4. What is the result of the vote that the jurors take immediately after discussing the defendant's intelligence?
(a) Nine vote "not guilty"; three vote "guilty".
(b) Six vote "guilty"; six vote "not guilty".
(c) Ten vote "not guilty"; two vote "guilty".
(d) Seven vote "guilty"; five vote "not guilty".

5. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery about the timing involved in the old man's story?
(a) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(b) Juror Two and Six.
(c) The foreman and Juror Four.
(d) The foreman and Juror Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Juror Eight help to lead the others to a logical conclusion about the eyewitness discussed in Act III?

2. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?

3. What kind of leader is the foreman of the jury?

4. Which words suggest that the defendant should not have to prove his innocence?

5. What does Juror Nine observe about the old man witness, which leads to his insights about his life?

(see the answer key)

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