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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "the burden of proof"?
(a) The responsibility of proving one's innocence.
(b) The principle stating the defendant does not have to prove anything but the prosecution must prove guilt.
(c) The responsibility of the jury to come up with the right verdict.
(d) The responsibility of the judge in proving guilt or innocence.

2. Based on the impact of their testimony on the jury, who are the two most important witnesses?
(a) The policeman and the doctor.
(b) A young boy next door and his mother.
(c) An old man across the street and a woman downstairs.
(d) An old man who lives in the victim's apartment and a woman who lives across the street.

3. Why is it clear from the dissenting juror's action that anyone could have had a weapon similar to the murder weapon?
(a) He found it on the street.
(b) He borrowed it from a policeman who said they confiscate them from schoolboys all the time.
(c) He purchased it for $10 from a hunting shop nearby.
(d) He purchased it for $2.00 from a shop near the defendant's house.

4. How does the prosecution help to establish for the jury that the eyewitness was in a position to see the murder?
(a) They provide pictures of the apartment and the surroundings.
(b) They present other witnesses who say the same thing.
(c) They show a videotape illustrating how the murder could have been seen.
(d) The jury is taken to the home of the eyewitness to observe the conditions under which the murder was witnessed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reaction of the jury when the dissenting juror discredits the allegation that the weapon is unique?

2. How does the dissenting juror feel about the job done by the lawyer for the defendant?

3. At what age was the defendant in reform school?

4. Which juror asks the guard to bring in the murder weapon for closer examination?

5. Who jams the murder weapon into the wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the old man's testimony implicate the defendant?

2. What inconsistency in Juror Ten's arguments does Juror Eight point out, and what is the result?

3. How does Juror Eight respond to the evidence that Juror Three presents about the knife, and what dramatic turn of events does this cause?

4. What assumptions do the jurors make about Juror Eight's vote, and how do they decide to respond?

5. How do the jurors respond to the defendant's explanation of his purchase of the knife and the fact that he cannot produce it?

6. What are the physical and personal concerns facing the jurors as they begin their deliberations?

7. Which juror refers to the defendant's criminal record, and what does this consist of?

8. What additional evidence that incriminates the defendant does Juror Three present to the jury in Act I?

9. What is Juror Ten's contribution to the discussion of the evidence?

10. On what point do Juror Eight and Juror Four agree concerning the performance of the defendant's lawyer? How do they differ?

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