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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which juror introduces questions about the defendant's intelligence?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) Juror Nine.
(c) Juror Three.
(d) The foreman.

2. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?
(a) They read the newspaper.
(b) They do not pay attention to the details.
(c) They are concerned about how the trial has kept them from attending to their own interests.
(d) They are casual in their discussions.

3. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?
(a) Each juror must give a reason for his vote.
(b) The jurors vote by secret ballot.
(c) The foreman does not vote.
(d) The jurors individually tell the foreman their decision.

4. What action follows the vote that the jurors take after discussing the defendant's intelligence?
(a) A juror suggests that they re-examine the evidence to come to a definite conclusion.
(b) A juror launches into a vicious attack on the members of the defendant's ethic group.
(c) A juror says they should pay no attention to the points about the defendant's intelligence.
(d) A juror attacks the juror who brought up the issue of intelligence.

5. What two reasons cause a juror to believe there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt after adding doubts about the old man's testimony to earlier discussions about the murder?
(a) The fact that a similar weapon was easily available and that the old man might have been lying.
(b) The realization that the woman wears glasses and she saw the murder through the train.
(c) The fact that the old man was hearing impaired and wore glasses.
(d) The arguments of Juror Eight and Juror Nine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the vote taken early in Act III about the process in which the jurors are engaged?

2. What new information does Juror Four provide that sheds light on the deliberations?

3. Before the jurors depart for the jury room, who gives them final instructions?

4. What is the state of mind of most of jurors as they enter the jury room?

5. What does Juror Three convey to the jurors by his insistence of the defendant's guilt?

(see the answer key)

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