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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What information does Juror Seven provide about the history of the defendant?
(a) He has been convicted of stealing cars.
(b) He has stolen a car, been convicted of mugging and stabbed someone in the arm.
(c) He has been to prison before.
(d) He has been charged with murder before.

2. 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) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.
(c) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.
(d) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.

3. What two types of prejudice are evident in the comments of some of the jurors during Act 1?
(a) Prejudice against foreigners and class prejudice.
(b) Prejudice against the poor and prejudice against the uneducated.
(c) Prejudice against some ethnic groups and prejudice against people from certain areas.
(d) Color prejudice and racial prejudice.

4. 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) 4, 7, 3 and 11.
(c) 3, 6, 9 and 12.
(d) 3, 4, 11 and 12.

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

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

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

8. 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 did a good job.
(c) He believes the lawyer was intimidated by the prosecution.
(d) He believes the lawyer was ill-prepared for the defense.

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

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

11. What is the reaction of the jury when the dissenting juror discredits the allegation that the weapon is unique?
(a) They begin to fight him.
(b) They are enlightened.
(c) They claim he is a criminal just like the defendant.
(d) They are astonished and one says that it is illegal to purchase such things.

12. After eleven jurors vote "guilty" and one juror votes "not guilty", what process do the jurors decide on in order to resolve the matter?
(a) They decide that the eleven men should each take a turn to explain to the dissenting juror why he is wrong.
(b) They decide to separate into two groups and discuss different aspects of the evidence.
(c) They decide to re-examine the evidence.
(d) They decide to take in a verdict of "undecided".

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

14. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?
(a) Juror Three.
(b) The foreman.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Eight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which juror rebukes Juror Ten for his racist comment?

2. Which words suggest that the defendant should not have to prove his innocence?

3. According to one witness, where in the apartment building did the murder occur?

4. Why is it clear from the dissenting juror's action that anyone could have had a weapon similar to the murder weapon?

5. Why was the alleged eyewitness awake at the time of the murder?

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