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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?
(a) The defendant cannot name the friend he was with.
(b) The ticket collector at the game does not remember the defendent
(c) Noone saw the defendant.
(d) The defendant can give no details about what he claims to have been doing.

4. 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 Nine.
(b) Juror Five.
(c) Juror four.
(d) Juror Eight.

5. What techniques does the writer use to illustrate the characters of the contending jurors?
(a) Switches in voting and descriptions of their backgrounds.
(b) Dialogue and behavior.
(c) Description and dialogue.
(d) Description and action.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which juror is able to clarify how the wound might have been made, based on his experience with many knife fights?

2. What does Juror Eleven assert in defense of the result of the second vote?

3. How old is the man who gives evidence about the events he heard from his room?

4. Why is it necessary for the jury to repeat their discussion of evidence that they discussed at the very beginning of the play?

5. What important information about the jurors' behavior becomes evident during their deliberations in Act II?

(see the answer key)

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