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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What comment by Juror Ten reveals his prejudice?
(a) He dislikes all foreigners.
(b) He dislikes all people who are not of his racial background.
(c) He has lived among people "like the defendant" and they cannot be trusted.
(d) He dislikes all Caucasians.

2. 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 that the defendant is innocent.
(c) He is not certain that the defendant is guilty.
(d) He believes the presentation of the case is prejudiced.

3. What is the difference in height between the defendant and the victim?
(a) The victim if 5'5" and the defendant is 6'0".
(b) There is no difference.
(c) The defendant is 6'2" and the victim is only 5'8".
(d) The victim is 6'2" and the defendant is only 5'8".

4. 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) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(c) The foreman and Juror Four.
(d) The foreman and Juror Six.

5. According to the evidence, what weapon was used to kill the old man?
(a) A pen knife.
(b) A butcher knife.
(c) A switch blade knife.
(d) A hatchet knife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Juror Eight explain to the juror who asks who killed the man if it was not the defendant?

2. Why is the murder weapon jammed into the wall?

3. To what age group does the defendant belong?

4. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?

5. Which of the following is most likely to have been a major lesson that the writer intended readers to derive from the play?

(see the answer key)

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