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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is left holding a weapon at the end of the play?
(a) Juror Three.
(b) Juror Five.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) The foreman.

2. How does Juror Three justify his assertion that the defendant must have meant it when he said "I'm going to kill you"?
(a) He states that people always say what they mean when they are angry.
(b) He states the defendant shouted the words angrily.
(c) He states the defendant meant it because he then proceeded to kill.
(d) He states that nobody says such words without meaning them.

3. Which juror directly asks the three jurors who most recently changed their votes to give their reasons for doing so?
(a) Juror Three.
(b) Juror Ten
(c) The foreman.
(d) Juror Four

4. Which juror shares the experience of living near the track of an el train?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) Juror Ten.
(c) Juror Two.
(d) Juror Seven.

5. Who are the last two jurors to leave the jury room?
(a) Jurors Five and Eight.
(b) Jurors Three and Eight.
(c) Jurors Eight and Nine.
(d) The foreman and Juror Eight.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?

2. What is the major cause of the conflict that develops among the jurors?

3. What are the last words spoken in the play?

4. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?

5. How does the progress of the discussion in Act II affect the behavior of the group of jurors?

(see the answer key)

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