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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What important information casts doubts on the eyewitness' story in the first discussion of the evidence?
(a) The eyewitness claims to have seen the murder through the windows of a passing elevated train.
(b) The eyewitness is old with impaired vision.
(c) The eyewitness has to walk a long way to the door after hearing the body fall.
(d) The eyewitness wears glasses.

5. In what way is the vote suggested by the dissenting voter different from the previous vote?
(a) The foreman does not vote.
(b) Each juror must give a reason for his vote.
(c) The jurors vote by secret ballot.
(d) The jurors individually tell the foreman their decision.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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) 3, 4, 11 and 12.
(b) 6,7,1 and 3.
(c) 3, 6, 9 and 12.
(d) 4, 7, 3 and 11.

14. After the knife discussion, how do the other jurors pressure the dissenting juror to make him change his vote?
(a) They suggest that he is on the side of law breakers.
(b) They suggest that he is inferior because he is from the ghetto.
(c) They say he is the only one and they will return a "hung jury" verdict.
(d) They suggest that he is not intelligent enough to understand the evidence.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is the murder weapon jammed into the wall?

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

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

5. In what process does the defendant ask questions of the prosecution's witnesses?

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