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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do some of the jurors do in Act III to try to find out the timing of the events reported on the night of the murder?
(a) They re-examine the transcripts from the witnesses.
(b) They re-examine the photographs presented in court.
(c) They re-examine the drawing of the murder scene.
(d) They act out the events to determine how long different actions would have taken the killer.

2. What does the crucial eyewitness in Act III claim about the events surrounding the murder?
(a) The witness claims to have heard the body fall.
(b) The witness claims to have seen the old man fall.
(c) The witness claims to have seen the defendant running down the corridor.
(d) The witness claims to have looked out the window and seen the murder.

3. According to the old man witness, where was he when he heard the argument between the defendant and his father?
(a) In his kitchen.
(b) On the landing.
(c) In his bathroom.
(d) In his bed.

4. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?
(a) Witness examination.
(b) Cross-examination.
(c) Defense examination.
(d) Reverse examination.

5. What principle is supposed to guide the composition of a jury in relation to the defendant?
(a) They should be twelve members of the community who are the defendant's peers.
(b) They should be from the same ethnic group.
(c) They should be from similar backgrounds.
(d) They should know the defendent's circumstances well.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impact does the discussion about a detail regarding the crucial witness discussed in Act III have on the jurors?

2. What is the reaction to the vote taken at the end of Act 1?

3. What literary device is used by the writer to create a high level of interest in the play by presenting the strongly contending views of the jurors?

4. Which juror shares the experience of living near the track of an el train?

5. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?

(see the answer key)

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