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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the defendant, why did he buy the alleged murder weapon?
(a) To give it as a present to his friend.
(b) Because the one he had before was stolen.
(c) Because his father beat him.
(d) Because he lost the one he had before.

2. 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) So they can leave quickly.
(c) The judge instructs them to do so.
(d) The verdict is obvious.

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

4. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Juror Seven.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Eight.

5. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?
(a) They present other witnesses who say the same thing.
(b) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.
(c) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.
(d) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.

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

7. What kind of man is the dissenting juror?
(a) A man of conviction who takes the role of the jury very seriously.
(b) A man who is not employed so he has no urgent business to conduct.
(c) A man of conviction who does not believe in prejudice.
(d) A man who owns his own business and can control his own use of time.

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

9. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?
(a) A man is being tried for the murder of the woman next door.
(b) A man is being tried for the murder of his son.
(c) A young man is being tried for the murder of his father.
(d) A boy is being tried for the murder of a man downstairs.

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

11. How does the dissenting juror discredit the allegation that the murder weapon is unique?
(a) He presents an identical weapon taken from his own pocket.
(b) He reads an article stating that there are hundreds of similar weapons for sale in the community.
(c) He shows pictures of several similar weapons.
(d) He says he has used a similar weapon for hunting.

12. What sentence must the defendant face if proven guilty?
(a) At least thirty years imprisonment.
(b) The death penalty.
(c) Life imprisonment without possibility of parole.
(d) Life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.

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

14. What does the verdict from the second vote among jurors prove?
(a) That the evidence is clearer after the discussion.
(b) That the foreman does a good job of managing the ballot.
(c) That the dissenting juror is right in his "not guilty" verdict.
(d) That the arguments presented by the dissenting juror had some effect.

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 butcher knife similar to the murder weapon.
(c) The defendant purchased a pen knife that could have inflicted a fatal wound.
(d) The defendant purchased a knife identical to the murder weapon.

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. Apart from the action of the dissenting juror in Act 1, what other contributions from a juror suggest there is at least one other juror willing to stand up against the behavior of others?

3. Where does the old man who testifies for the prosecution live?

4. To what age group does the defendant belong?

5. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?

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