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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act III.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Juror Eleven assert in defense of the result of the second vote?
(a) Juror three disrespects the constitution.
(b) That in America, people are free to hold dissenting views.
(c) Juror three has no right to attack another juror.
(d) Juror Three is prejudiced.
2. What important facts are revealed about the circumstances of the defendant's life by the juror who votes "not guilty" in the first round of voting?
(a) He has been in and out of prison for stealing cars.
(b) He is an orphan and member of a minority group.
(c) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto; his mother is dead and his father has beaten him regularly.
(d) He has had a difficult life in a ghetto without a father.
3. How does the progress of the discussion in Act II affect the behavior of the group of jurors?
(a) As a group, the jurors develop insights that they could not have individually.
(b) The jurors begin to listen to Juror Eight.
(c) The jurors continue to hurry towards a conclusion.
(d) The jurors begin to take the defendant more seriously.
4. In the acting out of the old man's movements from his bed to the door, which juror plays the role of the old man?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) Juror Five.
5. 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 Four.
(c) The foreman and Juror Six.
(d) Jurors Two and Six.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Juror Three suggest about how much time the murder would have taken?
2. How does the dissenting juror suggest that the jury should proceed instead of declaring a "hung" jury?
3. At what age was the defendant in reform school?
4. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?
5. Who is left holding a weapon at the end of the play?
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