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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the juror who used to live by the el train, how long would the train take to pass a particular point?
(a) About 10 seconds.
(b) About 15 seconds.
(c) About 5 seconds.
(d) About 20 seconds.

2. Which juror shares the experience of living near the track of an el train?
(a) Juror Two.
(b) Juror Seven.
(c) Juror Ten.
(d) Juror Eight.

3. How old is the man who gives evidence about the events he heard from his room?
(a) 62.
(b) 80.
(c) 75.
(d) 65.

4. How does Juror Eight capitalize on the error made by Juror Three in threatening to kill him?
(a) He asks Juror Three whether he really means that.
(b) He tells the other jurors "See? He said what he didn't mean."
(c) He asks Juror Three if he would really kill him.
(d) He asks the other jurors if they think that Juror Three would really kill him.

5. How does Juror Three justify his assertion that the defendant must have meant it when he said "I'm going to kill you"?
(a) He states that people always say what they mean when they are angry.
(b) He states the defendant meant it because he then proceeded to kill.
(c) He states the defendant shouted the words angrily.
(d) He states that nobody says such words without meaning them.

6. How does the timing described in the old man's testimony affect the jurors' analysis?
(a) Someone points out that the old man wore thick glasses, and he would not have had time to put them on at night.
(b) The jurors realize that the old man could not have been right about the time it took for the events he described to take place.
(c) They realize that the old man might have been wrong about the time when he saw the defendant leave the apartment.
(d) They realize that the old man's testimony about the time of the murder was inaccurate.

7. What is the most significant method used by Juror Eight to influence other jurors?
(a) Concern for justice.
(b) Logical reasoning.
(c) Ability to listen.
(d) Concern for the defendant.

8. In the altercation between two jurors, what words used by Juror Three shed light on the earlier discussion about whether people always mean what they say in anger?
(a) "That's it! I'll kill you!"
(b) "I'll kill him!" I'll kill him!"
(c) "Touch me and I'll kill you!"
(d) "Let me just get my hands on him!"

9. In the acting out of the old man's movements from his bed to the door, which juror plays the role of the old man?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) Juror Five.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) The foreman.

10. Of what is Juror Eight accused by an angry juror after others begin to change their votes in Act II?
(a) Of trying to be a lawyer.
(b) Of being a "bleeding heart" trying to spare a ghetto kid.
(c) Of defending wrongdoers.
(d) Of bullying.

11. What is the main outcome of this discussion about the words spoken by the defendant?
(a) Juror Five changes his vote to "not guilty".
(b) Juror Three changes his vote to "not guilty".
(c) Juror Nine changes his vote back to "guilty".
(d) Juror Three gets into a rage and accuses the others of defending a criminal.

12. According to the old man witness, where was he when he heard the argument between the defendant and his father?
(a) In his bed.
(b) On the landing.
(c) In his kitchen.
(d) In his bathroom.

13. Based on the developments of Act II, what are the jurors on their way to proving?
(a) That they discussed the case thoroughly.
(b) That they all agree.
(c) That they can prove someone else committed the murder.
(d) That there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt.

14. Which juror accuses the juror who is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free of wanting to be the defendant's executioner?
(a) Juror Five.
(b) Juror Nine.
(c) Juror Eight.
(d) Juror four.

15. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery that the old man would have taken longer than he said to move from his bed to the door after hearing the noise upstairs?
(a) The foreman and Juror Four.
(b) The foreman and Juror Six.
(c) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(d) Jurors Two and Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which juror is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free?

2. Why does the writer allow one of the jurors to threaten that he will kill another?

3. What does Juror Eleven assert in defense of the result of the second vote?

4. What does Juror Three do to infuriate Juror Eight in Act II?

5. What does Juror Three convey to the jurors by his insistence of the defendant's guilt?

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