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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. How does the defendant account for the fact that after the murder he does not have the weapon he bought?
(a) He says it was stolen.
(b) He says it must have fallen through a hole in his coat pocket.
(c) He says he left it at his friend's house.
(d) He says he lost it at the football game.

3. Before the jurors depart for the jury room, who gives them final instructions?
(a) The judge.
(b) The prosecution.
(c) The defense.
(d) The foreman.

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

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

6. Why does the dissenting juror challenge the fact that other jurors are willing to take the alleged eyewitness' word when they would not accept the defendant's word?
(a) Because they assert that the eyewitness was unreliable.
(b) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same ethnic group.
(c) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same family as the victim.
(d) Because they assert that all people from the defendant's community are liars and the eyewitness is from the area.

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

8. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?
(a) Juror Nine.
(b) Juror four.
(c) The foreman.
(d) Juror Eight.

9. Why does the dissenting juror insist they should spend time examining the evidence in detail?
(a) He believes the witnesses are unreliable.
(b) He is not certain that the defendant is guilty.
(c) He believes the presentation of the case is prejudiced.
(d) He believes that the defendant is innocent.

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

11. What is the setting in which the reader first meets the twelve characters who give the play its name?
(a) The murder scene.
(b) The court room.
(c) The jury room in a New York court.
(d) The bus in which the jurors are being transported to court.

12. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?
(a) A violent relationship with frequent fights.
(b) A relationship of bitterness and resentment.
(c) A distant relationship with little communication.
(d) A good relationship even though there are occasional quarrels.

13. At what age was the defendant in reform school?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Sixteen.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Fourteen.

14. What does the behavior of most of the jurors demonstrate about the decisions reached by juries?
(a) They only reach verdicts after protracted arguments and conflict.
(b) If at least one juror is reliable, the others can be influenced.
(c) They are always reliable.
(d) They might be affected by factors that have nothing to do with the evidence.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?

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

3. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?

4. What sentence must the defendant face if proven guilty?

5. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?

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