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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What important shift in the attitude of many jurors takes place during the debates in Act II about the case?
(a) They become calmer and participate less in the discussion.
(b) They withdraw and consider their own feelings.
(c) They become more sober and thoughtful in discussing the issues.
(d) They are more agitated because so much time is passing.

2. How does the involvement of the jury in acting out and assessing the allegations of the old man compare with their earlier attitude towards the evidence?
(a) It represents the trend towards a more reasonable, analytical approach
(b) It shows they no longer believe the evidence.
(c) It shows they think the defendant might be innocent.
(d) It shows they are now willing to forget about their personal views.

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 asks them to consider how many times they have said similar words with no intention to kill.
(d) He says that many people say things they don't really mean.

4. Which juror admits to having changed his vote?
(a) Juror Five.
(b) Juror Nine.
(c) Juror Ten.
(d) Juror Eleven.

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

6. Which juror says he would change his vote if he could find one reason to make him question the defendant's guilt?
(a) Juror Ten.
(b) Juror Two.
(c) Juror Four.
(d) Juror Seven.

7. 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 defending wrongdoers.
(c) Of bullying.
(d) Of trying to be a lawyer.

8. 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 Two and Six.
(d) Jurors Ten and Twelve.

9. Why is the decision making process conducted by a group more complex than one that is made by just an individual?
(a) People influence each other in a group.
(b) It takes time for everyone to express personal views in a group.
(c) It is not more complex, it just takes longer.
(d) In a group there are many contending personalities and views.

10. Where was the old man witness when he saw the defendant running down the stairs?
(a) At his kitchen window.
(b) At his bathroom window.
(c) At his front door.
(d) At his bedroom window.

11. Which juror is an immigrant to the United States?
(a) Juror Eleven.
(b) Juror Seven.
(c) Juror Nine.
(d) Juror Four.

12. How do the jurors try to get an accurate estimate of the time of the events described by the old man?
(a) They ask the foreman to read over the transcript.
(b) They act out the scene in the jury room and time the different events that the old man described.
(c) They ask each juror to explain exactly what he heard the old man say.
(d) They ask for detailed information from the notes of the trial.

13. As Act II progresses, how does Juror Three's attitude contrast with the attitude of Juror Four?
(a) There is no contrast; they are both influenced by the belief that the defendant is guilty.
(b) Juror Three is a bully; Juror four acts as if he has superior knowledge.
(c) Juror Three is irrational while Juror Four reasons out his contributions carefully.
(d) Juror Three has a closed mind while Juror Four is willing to listen and consider new possibilities.

14. What does Juror Eight mean when he calls another juror a sadist?
(a) That he is a foreigner.
(b) That he enjoys seeing someone else suffer.
(c) That he is dishonest.
(d) That he is prejudiced.

15. As the jurors analyze the evidence and arguments more closely, it becomes evident that the dissenting voter is playing a critical role as an agent of change. Which of the following words best describes this role?
(a) Radical.
(b) Revolutionary.
(c) Rebel.
(d) Catalyst.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the timing described in the old man's testimony affect the jurors' analysis?

2. What is the reaction to the vote taken at the end of Act 1?

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

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

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

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