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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. At what time of year does the jury in Twelve Angry Men meet to hear testimony and determine a verdict?
(a) Spring.
(b) Winter.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

2. Why does the dissenting juror challenge the fact that other jurors are willing to take the alleged eyewitness' word when they would not accept the defendant's word?
(a) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same ethnic group.
(b) Because they assert that all people from the defendant's community are liars and the eyewitness is from the area.
(c) Because they assert that the eyewitness was unreliable.
(d) Because the eyewitness belongs to the same family as the victim.

3. What does the verdict from the second vote among jurors prove?
(a) That the foreman does a good job of managing the ballot.
(b) That the evidence is clearer after the discussion.
(c) That the dissenting juror is right in his "not guilty" verdict.
(d) That the arguments presented by the dissenting juror had some effect.

4. Apart from the defendant, who was arrested for handling a weapon?
(a) Juror Eight.
(b) The storekeeper who sold the defendant a weapon.
(c) The witness who took the weapon until the police arrived.
(d) The friend of the defendant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the discussion, what kind of relationship exists between the victim and the defendant?

2. To what age group does the defendant belong?

3. Who is the defendant and for what is he being tried?

4. What is a hung jury?

5. What important fact does Juror Three point out about something the defendant purchased on the day of the murder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why do the jurors take a vote before any discussion of the evidence, and what is the impact of the outcome?

7. What important instructions does the judge give to the jurors as they depart to deliberate on the case?

8. What views do the jurors have about the defendant's background?

9. What information does Juror Three present in an attempt to draw the jurors' attention to the "facts of the case"?

10. What is Juror Eight's response to the declaration of Juror Sevel about the defendant's criminal record?

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