Twelve Angry Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Twelve Angry Men Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does the dissenting juror suggest that the jury should proceed instead of declaring a "hung" jury?
(a) He suggests they deliberate further.
(b) He suggests they ask for additional evidence.
(c) He suggests the eleven men vote again while he abstains; if one of the eleven votes "not guilty" they should discuss the case further.
(d) He suggests they all take a new vote.

4. According to one of the witnesses, what was the defendant alleged to have shouted out to his father on the night of the murder?
(a) "You are the worst father and I wish you were dead!"
(b) "I'm gonna kill you!"
(c) "I hate you and I am going to kill you!"
(d) "I hate you and I wish you were dead!"

5. What is the outcome of the "different" vote suggested by the dissenting voter?
(a) All vote "not guilty".
(b) There is a change in the outcome.
(c) Eight jurors vote "guilty" and three vote "not guilty".
(d) Nine jurors vote "guilty" and two vote "not guilty".

6. What is "the burden of proof"?
(a) The responsibility of the judge in proving guilt or innocence.
(b) The principle stating the defendant does not have to prove anything but the prosecution must prove guilt.
(c) The responsibility of proving one's innocence.
(d) The responsibility of the jury to come up with the right verdict.

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

8. What is the defendant's alibi?
(a) He claims to have been hanging out with his friends.
(b) He claims to have been at the movies.
(c) He claims to have been at the store.
(d) He claims to have been at the ball game.

9. Which of the jurors comment that they all had difficult lives, so a difficult life should not explain the defendant's history of violence?
(a) 6,7,1 and 3.
(b) 3, 6, 9 and 12.
(c) 4, 7, 3 and 11.
(d) 3, 4, 11 and 12.

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

11. 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 purchased it for $2.00 from a shop near the defendant's house.
(d) He found it on the street.

12. What is the state of mind of most of jurors as they enter the jury room?
(a) Tired, uncomfortable and eager to return with a guilty verdict.
(b) Willing to do whatever is necessary to reach the right verdict.
(c) Tired, but committed to spending whatever time it takes to analyze the evidence.
(d) Eager to return a just verdict even though they are uncomfortable.

13. How does the dissenting juror feel about the job done by the lawyer for the defendant?
(a) He is dissatisfied with the questions asked by the lawyer.
(b) He believes the lawyer was intimidated by the prosecution.
(c) He believes the lawyer did a good job.
(d) He believes the lawyer was ill-prepared for the defense.

14. What does Juror Ten point out about an eyewitness to the murder?
(a) The neighbor down the corridor saw the defendant kill his father in the hallway.
(b) A boy across the street saw through a window as the defendant killed his father.
(c) A woman who lives across the street saw the defendant kill his father.
(d) A man next door saw the defendant running away with blood on his hands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

2. At what age was the defendant in reform school?

3. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?

4. In the beginning of the deliberations, how do most of the jurors demonstrate a lack of seriousness about their role as jurors?

5. What two types of prejudice are evident in the comments of some of the jurors during Act 1?

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