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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 withdraw and consider their own feelings.
(b) They become more sober and thoughtful in discussing the issues.
(c) They become calmer and participate less in the discussion.
(d) They are more agitated because so much time is passing.

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

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

4. 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 20 seconds.
(b) About 5 seconds.
(c) About 10 seconds.
(d) About 15 seconds.

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

6. 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) "Let me just get my hands on him!"
(b) "Touch me and I'll kill you!"
(c) "I'll kill him!" I'll kill him!"
(d) "That's it! I'll kill you!"

7. What reason does the juror who changes his mind give for doing so?
(a) He now believes the evidence is questionable.
(b) He now believes the jury was too hasty.
(c) He now believes the defendant is innocent.
(d) He admires the conviction of the juror who stood alone against the rest.

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

9. 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.

10. 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 just have been angry.
(b) He says that many people say things they don't really mean.
(c) He asks them to consider how many times they have said similar words with no intention to kill.
(d) He says the defendant might have been provoked by his father.

11. How does Juror Eight's participation in the altercation with Juror Three differ from his usual approach?
(a) It shows he has a temper, too.
(b) It shows he is capable of violence.
(c) It shows he is capable of anger in spite of his usual sober analysis.
(d) It shows he hates Juror Three.

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

13. What does this experience among the jurors demonstrate about group behavior?
(a) In a group, some members have the power to influence others.
(b) The most powerful member influences others.
(c) The members tend to split into subgroups.
(d) The most vocal member influences others.

14. 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) They get the dimensions of the old man's room from a diagram of the apartment building.
(c) Photographs of the building.
(d) The old man's diary.

15. Which juror is adamant that he will not see the defendant set free?
(a) The foreman.
(b) Juror Three.
(c) Juror Ten.
(d) Juror Six.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What attribute is consistently demonstrated by Juror Eight which helps the other jurors to unravel the case?

4. How does Juror Eight capitalize on the error made by Juror Three in threatening to kill him?

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

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