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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the evidence, what weapon was used to kill the old man?
(a) A switch blade knife.
(b) A pen knife.
(c) A hatchet knife.
(d) A butcher knife.

2. At what time is the murder alleged to have occurred?
(a) Just after midnight.
(b) Around midday.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) Early in the morning.

3. How many days has the trial been going on when the jurors begin their deliberations?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

4. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?
(a) A young boy next door and his mother.
(b) An old man across the street and a woman downstairs.
(c) An old man who lives in the victim's apartment and a woman who lives across the street.
(d) The policeman and the doctor.

5. Why is it clear from the dissenting juror's action that anyone could have had a weapon similar to the murder weapon?
(a) He purchased it for $10 from a hunting shop nearby.
(b) He borrowed it from a policeman who said they confiscate them from schoolboys all the time.
(c) He found it on the street.
(d) He purchased it for $2.00 from a shop near the defendant's house.

6. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Winter.

7. What comment by Juror Ten reveals his prejudice?
(a) He dislikes all Caucasians.
(b) He has lived among people "like the defendant" and they cannot be trusted.
(c) He dislikes all foreigners.
(d) He dislikes all people who are not of his racial background.

8. How old was the defendant when he lost his mother?
(a) Nine years old.
(b) Thirteen years old.
(c) Eleven years old.
(d) Six years old.

9. What is a hung jury?
(a) One in which the jurors recommend hanging.
(b) One in which the foreman cannot control the jurors.
(c) One in which the jurors cannot reach a unanimous verdict.
(d) One in which the evidence is inconclusive.

10. Why do the jurors take a vote before discussing the evidence?
(a) To get an early indication of where they stand on the verdict
(b) The verdict is obvious.
(c) The judge instructs them to do so.
(d) So they can leave quickly.

11. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?
(a) The friend of the defendant.
(b) The storekeeper who sold the defendant a weapon.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) The witness who took the weapon until the police arrived.

12. To what age group does the defendant belong?
(a) He is in his thirties.
(b) He is a teenager.
(c) He is middle-aged.
(d) He is in his early twenties.

13. Where was the victim wounded?
(a) In the face.
(b) In the stomach.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the chest.

14. How does the dissenting juror explain the defendant's record of violence?
(a) He says the defendant has been wayward because of bad company.
(b) He says the defendant has been conditioned this way by living in the ghetto.
(c) He says the defendant has an abusive father who has beaten him since he was a young boy.
(d) He says the defendant was left by his mother as a child.

15. What important fact does Juror Three point out about something the defendant purchased on the day of the murder?
(a) The defendant purchased a dangerous knife.
(b) The defendant purchased a knife identical to the murder weapon.
(c) The defendant purchased a butcher knife similar to the murder weapon.
(d) The defendant purchased a pen knife that could have inflicted a fatal wound.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the defendant account for the fact that after the murder he does not have the weapon he bought?

2. What does the verdict from the second vote among jurors prove?

3. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?

4. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?

5. How does Juror Four challenge the defendant's alibi?

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