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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What attribute is consistently demonstrated by Juror Eight which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?
(a) Knowledge of law.
(b) Arrogance.
(c) Careful attention to details.
(d) The ability to argue.

2. 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 Eight.
(b) Juror Five.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror four.

3. How does Juror Eight get the others to realize that the defendant might not have killed his father although he said "I'm gonna kill you"?
(a) He says the defendant might have been provoked by his father.
(b) He says the defendant might just have been angry.
(c) He says that many people say things they don't really mean.
(d) He asks them to consider how many times they have said similar words with no intention to kill.

4. 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) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(b) The foreman and Juror Six.
(c) The foreman and Juror Four.
(d) Jurors Two and Six.

5. What significant information about the impact of an el train does the juror who used to live near it share?
(a) It is very noisy.
(b) It does not run after dark.
(c) You cannot see clearly through the windows.
(d) It is very heavy.

6. What source of information from the trial do the jurors use to help them estimate the time of the events surrounding the murder?
(a) Photographs of the building.
(b) The old man's diary.
(c) The transcript of the old man's testimony.
(d) They get the dimensions of the old man's room from a diagram of the apartment building.

7. After getting a more accurate timing of the events described by the old man, what do the jurors realize?
(a) It takes 39 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.
(b) It takes 42 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took 10 seconds.
(c) It takes more time than the old man said to move from his bed to the window.
(d) It takes 50 seconds to get to a certain point which the old man said took10 seconds.

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

9. What two reasons cause a juror to believe there is reasonable doubt about the defendant's guilt after adding doubts about the old man's testimony to earlier discussions about the murder?
(a) The fact that a similar weapon was easily available and that the old man might have been lying.
(b) The arguments of Juror Eight and Juror Nine.
(c) The realization that the woman wears glasses and she saw the murder through the train.
(d) The fact that the old man was hearing impaired and wore glasses.

10. Which two jurors are moved by the discovery about the timing involved in the old man's story?
(a) Jurors Ten and Twelve.
(b) Juror Two and Six.
(c) The foreman and Juror Six.
(d) The foreman and Juror Four.

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

12. What do the actions of Juror Nine in Act II reveal about his character?
(a) He believes the defendant is innocent.
(b) He is willing to stand up for his beliefs in spite of pressure.
(c) He has thought about the evidence.
(d) He is afraid of Juror Eight.

13. What does Juror Nine observe about the old man witness, which leads to his insights about his life?
(a) He notices that the old man wore a hearing aid.
(b) He notices that the old man was nervous and agitated
(c) He notices that the old man spoke uncertainly when asked questions in the courtroom.
(d) He notices that the old man was dressed in shabby clothes and uses two canes.

14. Why does Juror Eight question the witness' assertion that he heard the defendant say "I'm gonna kill you"?
(a) He believes the witness was too far away.
(b) He believes the witness is seeking attention.
(c) He believes this might not have been possible because of the noise made by the passing train.
(d) He believes the witness is too old to recall such details.

15. How do some members of the jury respond to those who disagree?
(a) With contradictions.
(b) With additional questions.
(c) With ostracism and ridicule.
(d) With an open mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What important information about the jurors' behavior becomes evident during their deliberations in Act II?

2. What principle is supposed to guide the composition of a jury in relation to the defendant?

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

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

5. How does Juror Eight's participation in the altercation with Juror Three differ from his usual approach?

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